Absent special circumstances, the shares of a corporation are not entitled to vote if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by a second corporation, domestic or foreign, and the first corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares entitled to vote for directors of the second corporation. This section does not limit the power of a corporation to vote any shares, including its own shares, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
S.D. Codified Laws § 47-1A-721.1
Limitation on voting entitlement of shares when owned by a second corporation--Shares held in fiduciary capacity
Known as the South Dakota Business Corporation Act
The act spans §§ 47-1A-1001 to 47-1A-957 (383 sections).
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 97.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.