South Dakota § 9-20-7 - Description in referendum petition of matter covered.
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§ 9-20-7. Description in referendum petition of matter covered.
If the matter intended to be covered by the referendum petition is the whole of any ordinance or resolution, the petition shall contain the title of such ordinance or the subject of such resolution, and the date of its passage, but if only a portion of such ordinance or resolution is intended to be covered by the petition, such portion shall be set out at length.
Source: SL 1899, ch 94, § 3; RPolC 1903, § 1216; SL 1913, ch 119, § 40; RC 1919, § 6255; SL 1921, ch 300, § 1; SDC 1939, § 45.1012; SL 1957, ch 245, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-20-7 ("Description in referendum petition of matter covered.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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