<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-35-5 - Majority vote of voters required for franchise. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036771Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2036771SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036771CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036771Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2036771DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036771000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036771SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036771SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2036771Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-35-5"><span class="s2036771SENU">9-35-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036771SENU">. </span><span class="s2036771CL">Majority vote of voters required for franchise.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036771Normal-000000"><span class="s2036771DefaultParagraphFont">No such franchise or franchise ordinance shall be effective, except as otherwise specifically provided, unless the proposal to grant the same be approved at such election by a majority vote of the voters of such municipality voting thereon.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036771Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036771000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036771Normal"><span class="s2036771SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036771SCL-000002"> SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 78; SL 1913, ch 119, § 123; RC 1919, § 6248; SL 1921, ch 310; SDC 1939, § 45.1006.</span></p></div></body></html>