STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council passes second reading of their revised election ordinance Monday night.

The ordinance amends the city code regarding municipal elections, council officers, vacancies, special elections and runoff elections.

This is due to recent changes to South Dakota law that required municipalities to hold their elections in either June during the primary or November, during the general election cycle.

Sturgis City Attorney Eric Davis says the proposed ordinance will establish June as the city’s regular municipal election month and will update related provisions regarding election of Council President and Vice President, vacancies and special elections. He says these amendments are intended to align the city code with current state law.

A request by alderman Mark Chaplin to add back into the ordinance a proposed run-off election policy change was turned down by other council members and a motion to pass the ordinance as it stood was approved with Chaplin the lone no vote.