Election result--Highest vote total or runoff
Source: RPolC 1903, § 1290; RC 1919, § 6329; SDC 1939, § 45.1323; SL 1963, ch 279, § 2; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 1993, ch 70, § 1; SL 2009, ch 33, § 1; SL 2010, ch 74, § 7; SL 20…
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the person having the highest number of votes for any municipal office is elected.
The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance enacted at least six months before the election, require a runoff election to be conducted pursuant to §§ 9-13-26.1 and 9-13-27.1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.