Bjornson v. City of Aberdeen

MORGAN, Justice.

This appeal stems from the trial court’s grant of a peremptory writ of prohibition against the conduct of a special election, called in response to the filing of certain municipal referendum petitions which sought to refer to a vote of the people of Aberdeen a duly adopted ordinance, which, under SDCL 9-54, authorized issuance of industrial revenue bonds in the amount of $2,800,000 to provide for the construction of a Ramada Inn Motel and convention center in the city. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

Fifty-two referendum petitions…