South Dakota § 34A-5-20 - Annual election of district officers.
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§ 34A-5-20. Annual election of district officers.
Each sanitary district shall annually elect officers on any Tuesday in the month following the anniversary date of the first election. The board of trustees shall designate a location in the district where the election shall be held. If one or more of the corporate bodies making up a sanitary district is a municipality, and the anniversary date falls within three months prior to or within one month after the annual election of the municipality, the annual election of officers shall be held on the same day as the annual municipal election. The annual election, whether or not it is held in conjunction with the annual municipal election, shall be conducted in accordance with the municipal election laws pursuant to chapter 9-13, except as provided in this chapter.
Source: SL 1947, ch 226, § 14; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 45.3812, 45.3814; SL 1964, ch 144, § 5; SL 1967, ch 228, SDCL, § 34-17-17; SL 1969, ch 185, § 2; SL 1974, ch 236, § 1; SL 1988, ch 287; SL 1990, ch 284, § 1; SL 1994, ch 281, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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