As to any question referred to in § 9-39-30, fifteen percent of the registered voters residing in a municipality, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, may petition for a special election to determine such question.

Source: SL 1955, ch 221, § 7; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3907 (2); SL 1987, ch 67, § 19.