Section 6-16-2 - Petition--Number of signatories--Deposit for costs. - South-dakota Statutes

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6-16-2. Petition--Number of signatories--Deposit for costs. The application for organization shall be a petition verified by one or more circulators by affidavit stating that each affiant personally witnessed the signatures on the petition and believe the signatures to be genuine. The petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the registered voters within the proposed district. If the proposed district is in two or more counties, a petition shall be filed in each county and each petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the registered voters within the proposed district in that county. The petition shall be accompanied by a deposit covering the estimated costs as determined by the county auditor of the public notices and the conduct of the election for the formation of the district. If the district to be formed is a road district that contains no registered voters, the petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the landowners.

Source: SL 1998, ch 36, § 2; SL 1999, ch 151, § 10; SL 2000, ch 32, § 1.

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6-16-2. Petition--Number of signatories--Deposit for costs. The application for organization shall be a petition verified by one or more circulators by affidavit stating that each affiant personally witnessed the signatures on the petition and believe the signatures to be genuine. The petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the registered voters within the proposed district. If the proposed district is in two or more counties, a petition shall be filed in each county and each petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the registered voters within the proposed district in that county. The petition shall be accompanied by a deposit covering the estimated costs as determined by the county auditor of the public notices and the conduct of the election for the formation of the district. If the district to be formed is a road district that contains no registered voters, the petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the landowners.

Source: SL 1998, ch 36, § 2; SL 1999, ch 151, § 10; SL 2000, ch 32, § 1.

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6-16-2. Petition--Number of signatories--Deposit for costs. The application for organization shall be a petition verified by one or more circulators by affidavit stating that each affiant personally witnessed the signatures on the petition and believe the signatures to be genuine. The petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the registered voters within the proposed district. If the proposed district is in two or more counties, a petition shall be filed in each county and each petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the registered voters within the proposed district in that county. The petition shall be accompanied by a deposit covering the estimated costs as determined by the county auditor of the public notices and the conduct of the election for the formation of the district. If the district to be formed is a road district that contains no registered voters, the petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the landowners.

Source: SL 1998, ch 36, § 2; SL 1999, ch 151, § 10; SL 2000, ch 32, § 1.