South Dakota § 38-8-22 - Petition for combination or division of districts--Number of signers--Form.
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§ 38-8-22. Petition for combination or division of districts--Number of signers--Form.
Petitions may be filed with the State Conservation Commission for a hearing and referendum on the combination of two or more districts, or for the division of one or more districts and the combination of any divided part thereof with any other district or a part of a divided district. Any such petition shall be signed by at least ten percent of the voters registered at the last general election and a majority of the supervisors within each district to be affected. The commission shall prescribe the forms for such petitions.
Source: SDC 1939, § 4.1517 (1) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13; SL 1968, ch 1, § 13; SL 1994, ch 316, § 12.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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