{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-47-21-56","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 47-21-56","heading":"Quorum for members' meetings--Quorum for district meeting--Adjournment for failure of quorum.","body":"Unless the bylaws prescribe the presence of a greater percentage or number of the members for a quorum, a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members of a cooperative having not more than one thousand members, shall be five percent of all members, present in person, and of a cooperative having more than one thousand members, shall be fifty members, present in person. If less than a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of those present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. The sufficiency or requirement of a quorum for the transaction of business at a district meeting of members shall be established in the bylaws. However, the quorum may not be less than five members.","path":["TITLE 47. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 47-21. RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/47-21-56","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"c052cba3609863c222b0e9d09742b634f459882d5588cad6c3f74184c21b5d3c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-47-21-55","next":"us-sd/sdcl-47-21-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}