South Dakota § 46A-3A-14 - Separate districts for election--Approval by only some districts--Petition to withdraw--Election.
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§ 46A-3A-14. Separate districts for election--Approval by only some districts--Petition to withdraw--Election.
The Board of Water and Natural Resources shall, by resolution, establish a water development district consisting of those election districts in which the requisite vote of approval was cast.
Any election district included in the establishment of a water development district, in accordance with this section, may withdraw from the water development district by filing a petition with the board. The petition requesting withdrawal must:
(1) Be signed by fifteen percent of the voters residing in the election district;
(2) Contain the same information with respect to the signers as required for a petition to establish a water development district;
(3) Be verified in the same manner as required for a petition to establish a water development district; and
(4) Be filed with the board on or before the sixtieth day after the election.
The question regarding the withdrawal of an election district from the water development district must be referred to the voters of the election district at the next general election.
Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13G; SL 2016, ch 217, § 2; SL 2025, ch 186, § 16.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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