South Dakota § 9-7-3 - Terms of office of trustees--Vacancy.
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§ 9-7-3. Terms of office of trustees--Vacancy.
A member of the board of trustees holds office for a term of three years and until the member's successor is elected and qualified. A vacancy on the board must be filled as provided in § 9-13-14.1 or 9-13-14.2. A board of trustees may, by resolution, increase the length of terms from three to four years for the purpose of conducting the regular municipal election only in even-numbered years, as provided in § 9-13-1.3.
For purposes of staggering terms, when a municipality is organized, the trustees must be elected for terms of one, two, and three years at the first regular election. At subsequent elections each trustee must be elected for a term of three years.
Source: SL 1907, ch 243, § 1; RC 1919, § 6197; SL 1931, ch 200, § 1; SDC 1939, § 45.0602; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2014, ch 50, § 2; SL 2025, ch 38, § 14; SL 2026, ch 32, § 7.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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