South Dakota § 9-8-7 - Common council--President and vice president--Election--Term--Vacancy.
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§ 9-8-7. Common council--President and vice president--Election--Term--Vacancy.
At the first regular meeting after the regular municipal election held pursuant to § 9-13-1 or 9-13-1.3, and the qualification of the newly elected aldermen, the council shall elect from among its members a president and vice president, who shall hold their respective offices for one year or until a president and vice president are elected the following year, whichever is later. In a year when there is no regular election, the council shall elect from among its members a president and vice president at the first regular meeting that occurs no more than one year after the president and vice president were last elected from among the council’s members.
If an emergency prevents the first regular meeting from occurring, the election must take place at either the next regular meeting or a special meeting. If there is a vacancy in the office of the president, the council must elect a president from among its members at the first regular or special meeting that occurs after the vacancy occurred.
If there is a vacancy in the office of the vice president, the council must elect a vice president from among its members at the first regular or special meeting that occurs after the vacancy occurred. If the vacancy in the office of the vice president occurs during a meeting, the council may choose to elect a vice president from among its members during the same meeting.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art IV, § 10; RPolC 1903, § 1207; RC 1919, § 6213; SDC 1939, § 45.0706; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2017, ch 56, § 7; SL 2025, ch 38, § 23; SL 2026, ch 32, § 10.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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