HB1285

This bill changes when South Dakota cities and school districts can hold elections by moving municipal elections to a single statewide date and adjusting the timing rules for special elections and ballot measures. Specifically, it modifies deadlines for petitions and consolidates various election scheduling requirements into updated procedures tied to regular municipal and school district election dates. The bill repeals several outdated election timing provisions and creates new rules for when election notices must be published and how far in advance elections must be announced.