March 25, 2016

The Honorable Matt Michels

President of the Senate

500 East Capital Avenue

Pierre, SD 57501-5070

Dear Mr. President and Members of the Senate,

I respectfully return Senate Bill 64 with the following recommendations as to STYLE and FORM.

Senate Bill 64 is an Act to revise the voting authority of an alderman.

The bill as originally introduced resolved a narrow problem set forth by the bill's proponents. Other proposed changes to existing law were presented as style and form revisions to clarify existing law. However, some of the proposed changes would create greater ambiguity or substantively alter the law in unintended ways. These problems can be avoided by making the following style and form corrections to the Enrolled version of Senate Bill 64:

On page 3, Section 8, third sentence, after "the aldermen" insert "holding office".

On page 3, Section 9, second sentence, after "vote of" insert "all".

On page 3, Section 9, second sentence, after "the aldermen" insert "holding office".

On page 3, Section 9, second sentence, after "or proposal" delete ", or".

I respectfully request you concur with my recommendations as to style and form.

Respectfully submitted,

Dennis Daugaard

Governor