South Dakota Regulations § 5:02:04:09 Notice of special electionVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

The notice of special election must be in the following form:

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

(MUNICIPALITY OF ________________) OR (________________ COUNTY)

A Special Election will be held on __________________, ______, in _______________, South Dakota. If the polls cannot be opened because of bad weather, the election may be postponed one week.

The election polls will be open from seven a.m. to seven p.m. __________(mountain or central standard or mountain or central daylight savings) time on the day of the election.

At the election, the following questions will be voted upon:

(HERE LIST THE QUESTIONS TO BE VOTED UPON AND OFFICES TO BE FILLED, WITH TERM LENGTHS AND CANDIDATE NAMES)

The polling place in each precinct of this (municipality or county) is as follows:

(Here list precincts and polling places. Here also may be inserted a map showing the precincts and location of the polling places.)

Any voter who needs assistance, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may contact the (list person in charge of the election ex: county auditor or municipal finance officer) at (insert phone number) before the election for information on polling place accessibility for people with disabilities.

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(Finance Officer or County Auditor)