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.
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-35-5
Majority vote of voters required for franchise
Source: SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 78; SL 1913, ch 119, § 123; RC 1919, § 6248; SL 1921, ch 310; SDC 1939, § 45.1006.
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