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South-Dakota
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Title 9 - Municipal Government
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Chapter 13 - Municipal Elections
Chapter 13 - Municipal Elections
§ 9-13-1 Date of annual municipal election--Hours of voting.
§ 9-13-1.1 Joint municipal and school district elections authorized--Date--Sharing costs and responsibilities.
§ 9-13-1.2 Dates associated with joint election.
§ 9-13-2 Repealed.
§ 9-13-3 Repealed.
§ 9-13-4.1 Registration and residence required to vote in municipal election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election.
§ 9-13-5 Election not held in absence of contest--Certificate of election issued to unopposed candidates.
§ 9-13-5.1 Repealed.
§ 9-13-6 Publication of notice of vacancies--Times.
§ 9-13-6.1 Individual contests authorized when more than one seat vacant.
§ 9-13-7 Nominating petition--Time of filing--Data concerning candidate--Form--Acceptance--Effect.
§ 9-13-7.1 Withdrawal or death of candidate--Procedure.
§ 9-13-8 Repealed.
§ 9-13-9 Number of signers required for nominating petitions in first, second, and third class municipalities--Time for circulating petitions.
§ 9-13-10 Repealed.
§ 9-13-11 Residence mailing address and date added to signature--Form and verification of petition.
§ 9-13-12 Repealed.
§ 9-13-13 Notice of municipal election--Publication or posting.
§ 9-13-14 Special elections governed by general provisions--Questions to be stated in notice.
§ 9-13-14.1 Filling of vacancy on municipal governing body--Appointment or special election.
§ 9-13-14.2 Special election to fill vacancy on governing body or in office of mayor--Procedures.
§ 9-13-14.3 Elected official to hold office until vacancy filled.
§ 9-13-15 Repealed.
§ 9-13-16 Election precincts--Division and consolidation of wards into precincts--Application to state and county elections.
§ 9-13-16.1 Precinct election boards.
§ 9-13-16.2 Terms of and representation by members of governing body following redistricting.
§ 9-13-17 Repealed.
§ 9-13-18 to 9-13-20. Repealed.
§ 9-13-21 Preparation and form of ballots--Absentee ballots--Arrangement of names of candidates.
§ 9-13-22 Repealed.
§ 9-13-23 Repealed.
§ 9-13-24 Return and canvass of votes.
§ 9-13-25 Person with highest number of votes for office to be declared elected.
§ 9-13-26 Repealed.
§ 9-13-26.1 Runoff election when no candidate receives a majority of votes--Conduct of election.
§ 9-13-27 Repealed.
§ 9-13-27.1 Publication of notice of secondary election.
§ 9-13-27.2 Tie vote--Recount--Determination by lot.
§ 9-13-27.3 Request for recounts--Recount board established.
§ 9-13-27.4 Recount on ballot question--Recount board.
§ 9-13-28 Notice to persons elected--Time allowed for qualification.
§ 9-13-29 Municipal officers subject to recall.
§ 9-13-30 Petition for recall--Number of signatures--Grounds--Time limits--Challenge to petition.
§ 9-13-31 Special or annual election--Notice.
§ 9-13-32 Incumbent as candidate in recall election--Other candidates--Secondary election on recall.
§ 9-13-33 Continuation of incumbent in office if re-elected.
§ 9-13-34 Removal of incumbent from office by election of another at recall--Qualification of successor.
§ 9-13-35 Term of office of successor elected at recall election.
§ 9-13-36 Election board for wards--Compensation.
§ 9-13-37 Municipal elections held in conjunction with June primary elections.
§ 9-13-38 , 9-13-39. Transferred.
§ 9-13-40 Municipal elections held on first Tuesday after first Monday in June--Notice--Nominating petitions.