No initiated ordinance or resolution is effective unless approved by a majority of the votes cast for and against the ordinance or resolution. If approved, the ordinance or resolution is effective the day following the completion of the canvass of the election returns.
S.D. Codified Laws § 7-18A-14
Majority vote to approve initiated measure--Effective date
Source: SL 1975, ch 82, § 24; SL 2016, ch 44, § 50; SL 2025, ch 37, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.