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Votes by member cooperatives.

SDCL § 47-16-11
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47-16-11. Votes by member cooperatives. In the case of a cooperative composed only of member cooperative corporations, such member cooperatives shall have only one vote, except that the articles may permit either or both: (1) A member cooperative to cast additional votes not exceeding a number equal to its membership; (2) A cooperative whose member-patrons include other cooperative corporations to base voting in whole or in part on a patronage basis. SDC 1939, § 11.1114 (2) as enacted by SL 1965, ch 23, § 1.
Source: South Dakota Legislature (sdlegislature.gov)URL: https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/47-16-11Fetched: 10/20/2026

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