South Dakota § 7-8-3 Change in number of commissioners--Petition and submission at election.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-8-3 — Change in number of commissioners--Petition and submission at election.

South Dakota § 7-8-3

Title 7COUNTIES

Ch. 7-5COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-8-3 (2026).

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The number of county commissioners of any county may be increased to five or seven or reduced to five or three. If fifteen percent of the registered voters of the county, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, petition the board of county commissioners for an increase or decrease in the number of county commissioners, the board shall submit the question to a vote of the voters of the county at the next general election. Notice of the submission of such question shall be given in the notice of the general election.

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The number of county commissioners of any county may be increased to five or seven or reduced to five or three. If fifteen percent of the registered voters of the county, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, petition the board of county commissioners for an increase or decrease in the number of county commissioners, the board shall submit the question to a vote of the voters of the county at the next general election. Notice of the submission of such question shall be given in the notice of the general election.