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§ 9-20-10 — Liberal construction of referendum petition.

South Dakota § 9-20-10
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 9MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Ch. 9-18INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

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S.D. Codified Laws § 9-20-10 (2026).

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Such petition may be made up and signed and shall be liberally construed as provided by the statute governing an initiated law.

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Related

Baker v. Jackson
372 N.W.2d 142 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1985)
29 case citations
Bjornson v. City of Aberdeen
296 N.W.2d 896 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1980)
11 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 45.1012; SL 1957, ch 245, § 1.

Nearby Sections

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§ 9-1-1
Definition of terms.
§ 9-1-1.1
Service to affected person equivalent to required publication.
§ 9-1-2
Municipalities governed by title.
§ 9-1-3
Judicial notice of organization.
§ 9-1-4
Corporate seal--Corporate name.
§ 9-1-5
Governing body authorizes contracts--Execution--Delegation of authority.
§ 9-1-6
Citizen enforcement of this title.
§ 9-1-7
Existing rights unaffected--Remedies cumulative.
§ 9-1-8
Repealed by SL 1981, ch 43, § 13.
§ 9-1-9
Repealed.
§ 9-10-1
Petition for city manager--Validity--Election--Ballot.
§ 9-10-10
City manager--Qualifications and appointment--Residence--Restriction on appointment.
§ 9-10-11
City manager--Term--Removal--Resolution of intent--Response--Public hearing--Pay.
§ 9-10-12
City manager--Absence, disability, or suspension.
§ 9-10-13
City manager--Responsibilities--Power to appoint and remove officers and employees.
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