The petition to increase or decrease the number of county commissioners shall be in the following form:

PETITION FOR CHANGE IN NUMBER OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of ______________ County, State of South Dakota, petition that the number of commissioners for this county be (increasedtofive) (decreasedtothree) and that the proposal be submitted to the voters of ______________ County for their approval or rejection at the general election to be held on November _____, _______.

The balance of this petition form is prescribed in § 5:02:08:00.03.

Source: 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; 31 SDR 214, effective July 4, 2005.

General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(7).

Law Implemented: SDCL 7-8-3.