SDCL § 6-12-11: Filing of adopted charter with secretary of state--Violation--Effect.

The person charged with the conduct of an election concerning a question on adoption of a charter or amendment thereto shall, within thirty days after the canvass and return thereon, file with the secretary of state a certified copy of a charter or amendment adopted. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor, but the failure of such person to so file shall not invalidate any election on such a question or a charter or amendment adopted pursuant thereto.