South Dakota § 7-8-1 Number and terms of office of commissioners--Staggered terms.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-8-1 — Number and terms of office of commissioners--Staggered terms.

South Dakota § 7-8-1

Title 7COUNTIES

Ch. 7-5COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-8-1 (2026).

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Each organized county shall have a board of commissioners consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, each of whom shall be elected at a general election only and whose term of office shall be four years commencing on the first Tuesday of January following election. Any commissioner who represents an even - numbered district shall run for election at the general election at which the President is elected; any commissioner who represents an odd - numbered or unnumbered district shall run for election at the general election at which the Governor is elected.

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Each organized county shall have a board of commissioners consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, each of whom shall be elected at a general election only and whose term of office shall be four years commencing on the first Tuesday of January following election. Any commissioner who represents an even - numbered district shall run for election at the general election at which the President is elected; any commissioner who represents an odd - numbered or unnumbered district shall run for election at the general election at which the Governor is elected.