South Dakota Statutes

§ 8-3-15 — Method of electing officers.

South Dakota § 8-3-15
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 8TOWNSHIPS
Ch. 8-2TOWNSHIP MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 8-3-15 (2026).

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The supervisors, treasurer, clerk, and constable in each township shall be elected by ballot except if there is no opposing candidate. All other officers, if not otherwise provided by law, shall be chosen either by yeas and nays or by a division, as the voters determine.

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State, Department of Game, Fish & Parks v. Troy Township
2017 SD 50 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2017)
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Legislative History

SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, § 24; CL 1887, § 725; RPolC 1903, § 1017; RC 1919, § 6062; SDC 1939, § 58.0314; SL 1981, ch 44, § 14; SL 2020, ch 25, § 1.

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