South Dakota § 2-5-3.1 - Tie vote for organizing House of Representatives.

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§ 2-5-3.1. Tie vote for organizing House of Representatives.

In the event that there is a tie vote for purposes of organizing the House of Representatives then, for the purposes of organization, the political party's candidate for speaker of the house, speaker pro tempore and clerk, then having a member of its party duly elected as the Governor of the State of South Dakota shall be deemed to be elected.

Source: SL 1972, ch 12; SL 1981, ch 16, § 3.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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