SDCL § 34-3-2: Election on establishment of department by adjacent counties--Establishment in other counties after failure in one county.

One or more adjacent counties may submit to the electors of said counties at a general or special election, the question of establishing a county health department. Upon affirmative majority vote in each county, such department may be jointly created. In the event any one county does not return a majority vote, nothing herein shall prevent the other county or counties from so creating said department.