South Dakota Statutes
§ 46A-14-16 — Referendum unnecessary where petition signed by sixty percent of eligible voters.
South Dakota § 46A-14-16
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-14-16 (2026).
Text
If the initiating petition is signed by sixty percent or more of the eligible voters in a proposed district who own at least sixty percent of the land in the proposed district, the petition may be accepted by the conservation district supervisors in lieu of the favorable vote at a referendum as specified in § 46A-14-26 and the referendum specified in § 46A-14-15 is not required.
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Legislative History
SL 1959, ch 452, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1505 (1); SDCL § 46-24-16; SL 1998, ch 36, § 62; SL 2013, ch 228, § 19.
Nearby Sections
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§ 46A-1-1
Legislative findings and policy.§ 46A-1-100
Definition of terms.§ 46A-1-102
Disbursement and administration of money from subfunds--Rules--Application of provisions.§ 46A-1-103
Promulgation of rules by board--Content.§ 46A-1-13
Presentation of cost data to Governor and Legislature--Requests for financing authorization.§ 46A-1-13.10
Lewis and Clark Rural Water System authorized.§ 46A-1-13.11
Southern Black Hills Water System authorized.§ 46A-1-13.12
Belle Fourche irrigation upgrade project authorized.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 46A-14-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/46A-14-16.