SDCL § 6-12-8.1: Initiation of the action defined.

For purposes of §§ 6-12-7 and 6-12-8, an initiation of the action means the point at which the governing body or combination of governing bodies have passed a motion to either submit the proposed charter to a vote or to submit to a vote the question of whether a charter should be initiated pursuant to § 6-12-2.