Judge rules Buffalo Chip of Sturgis fame shouldn't be a town

Circuit Court Judge Jerome Eckrich ruled Friday that procedures the Meade County Commission followed when it approved Buffalo Chip's petition to become a municipality violated state law, the Rapid City Journal (http://bit.ly/1RggjQ1 ) reported.

The campground, which hosts hordes of visitors during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, became an incorporated town last spring.

Eckrich also ruled that people who voted to approve the town didn't technically live at addresses where they registered to vote.