Section 2-2-39 - Boundaries forming basis for districts--Maps filed. - South Dakota Statutes

2-2-39. Boundaries forming basis for districts--Maps filed. For the purposes of §§ 2-2-33 to 2-2-40, inclusive, county, municipal, township, precinct, and federal census enumeration district boundaries named in §§ 2-2-33 to 2-2-40, inclusive, are deemed to be those boundaries in existence on April 1, 2000, as utilized for the making of the 2000 federal census as noted on the federal census county, municipality, township, and enumeration district maps filed by the Legislature on October 26, 2001, in the Office of the Secretary of State. The Legislature finds that the maps, or their electronic equivalent, as issued by the Census Bureau, constitute the only valid base of population information available for the purposes of §§ 2-2-33 to 2-2-40, inclusive. For purposes of legislative districts, these county, municipal, township, and federal census enumeration district boundaries are not subject to change.

Source: SL 2001 (SS) ch 2, § 7.