{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-9-13-4.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 9-13-4.1","heading":"Registration and residence required to vote in municipal election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election.","body":"No person may vote at any municipal election unless the person is registered to vote pursuant to chapter 12-4 and resides in the municipality at the time of the election. For the purposes of this section, a person resides in the municipality if the person actually lives in the municipality for at least thirty days each year, is a full-time postsecondary education student who resided in the municipality immediately prior to leaving for the postsecondary education, or is on active duty as a member of the armed forces whose home of record is within the municipality. A voter's qualification as a resident may be challenged in the manner provided in § 12-18-10. No election may be contested on the grounds that any nonresident was allowed to vote if the nonresident was not challenged in the manner provided in § 12-18-10.","path":["TITLE 9. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 9-13. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-13-4.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a424a142c3e4a167f0418d55e99e0df45859acb9e1cf1f8edd35313104214fd6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-9-13-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-9-13-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}