No referred 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-22
Majority vote to approve referred measure--Effective date
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kinzler v. Nacey (1980)
Most recently applied in Kinzler v. Nacey (September 1980)
Source: SL 1975, ch 82, § 32; SL 2025, ch 37, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.