Municipal procedure applied to counties--General election laws apply

The procedure prescribed for municipalities in § 34A-6-25 shall also apply to counties when granting franchises pursuant to § 34A-6-18 . The governing body of the county shall substantially follow the procedure that a municipality would use in the granting of a franchise, where applicable, and the general election laws shall apply to county franchise elections where applicable. Source: SL 1975, ch 226, § 2; SDCL Supp, § 34-16B-17.2; SL 1977, ch 280, § 24.