S.D. Codified Laws § 31-12A-36

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 31-12A-36 - Annexation of area-Procedures

A contiguous area may be annexed to a road district by circulation of an initiating petition for annexation signed by twenty-five percent of the eligible voters in the area to be annexed and twenty-five percent of the eligible voters in the existing district, similar to an initiating petition specified in this chapter.

Upon receipt of an initiating petition and passage of a resolution by the directors finding that the petition is valid, the area shall be annexed if a majority of the eligible voters in the area to be annexed and a majority of the eligible voters in the existing area vote in favor of the annexation in the same manner as prescribed for creation of a new road district.

SDCL 31-12A-36

SL 2001, ch 159, §8; SL 2014, ch 46, §21; SL 2016, ch 152, §1.
Amended by S.L. 2016, ch. 152,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by S.L. 2014, ch. 46,s. 21, eff. 7/1/2014.