S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-3B-9
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Commencement of directors' terms--Vacancies--Director filling unexpired term
Official statutory text
Each director shall take office on January first of the year following the election, or not later than sixty days after a special election.
An office becomes vacant:
(1) Upon the occurrence of any event listed in § 3-4-1 ; or
(2) Upon the expiration of a term of office, if no qualifying petitions have been filed or if no successor has qualified for the office, unless otherwise provided in chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E , inclusive.
If an office becomes vacant, the remaining directors must fill the position by appointing a qualified candidate from the director area for which a vacancy exists. The individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 23; SL 1989, ch 386, § 5; SL 1991, ch 372; SL 2016, ch 217, § 3; SL 2017, ch 191, § 1; SL 2020, ch 196, § 2; SL 2025, ch 186, § 29.
An office becomes vacant:
(1) Upon the occurrence of any event listed in § 3-4-1 ; or
(2) Upon the expiration of a term of office, if no qualifying petitions have been filed or if no successor has qualified for the office, unless otherwise provided in chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E , inclusive.
If an office becomes vacant, the remaining directors must fill the position by appointing a qualified candidate from the director area for which a vacancy exists. The individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 23; SL 1989, ch 386, § 5; SL 1991, ch 372; SL 2016, ch 217, § 3; SL 2017, ch 191, § 1; SL 2020, ch 196, § 2; SL 2025, ch 186, § 29.
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