A JOINT RESOLUTION, Designating Oglala Lakota County as the new name of Shannon County.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:

    WHEREAS, a petition complying with the provisions of § 7-1-69 was successfully filed to request the name of Shannon County to be changed and for the question of that name change to appear on a ballot for the voters of Shannon County at the 2014 general election; and

    WHEREAS, on November 4, 2014, more than two-thirds of votes cast in Shannon County were in favor of changing the name of the county to Oglala Lakota County as required by § 7-1-70; and

    WHEREAS, the Governor has communicated to the Legislature the results of the election as required by § 7-1-71; and

    WHEREAS, the Legislature is required by § 7-1-71 to designate by joint resolution the new name of the county:

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the Ninetieth

Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the new name of Shannon County is Oglala Lakota County.