S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-3B-3
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Adjusting number of directors--Redistricting--Temporary appointed directors
Official statutory text
As soon as possible following each decennial census of population and housing, or any adjustment to a water development district boundary, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall ascertain whether the number of board members must be adjusted, adjust the same, and redistrict the director areas to reflect changes in the population of the district and ensure equitable representation of all areas within the district.
The Board of Water and Natural Resources may make adjustments to director areas to reflect precinct changes made pursuant to chapter 12-14 , if all areas remain equitably represented.
If an adjustment under this section results in an increased number of board members, each additional position must be filled by elective action of the remaining directors, from candidates proposed by nominating petitions signed by at least twenty-five eligible voters residing in the director area to be represented by the additional position. The individual chosen by the remaining directors to fill the additional position shall serve until a director is elected at the next general election and takes office, as provided for in § 46A-3B-9 .
Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 17; SL 2008, ch 233, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2012, ch 217, § 7; SL 2024, ch 185, § 1; SL 2025, ch 186, § 23.
The Board of Water and Natural Resources may make adjustments to director areas to reflect precinct changes made pursuant to chapter 12-14 , if all areas remain equitably represented.
If an adjustment under this section results in an increased number of board members, each additional position must be filled by elective action of the remaining directors, from candidates proposed by nominating petitions signed by at least twenty-five eligible voters residing in the director area to be represented by the additional position. The individual chosen by the remaining directors to fill the additional position shall serve until a director is elected at the next general election and takes office, as provided for in § 46A-3B-9 .
Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 17; SL 2008, ch 233, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2012, ch 217, § 7; SL 2024, ch 185, § 1; SL 2025, ch 186, § 23.
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