<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 38-32-7 - Receipt of highest number of votes by winning candidate--Terms of directors. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2062791Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2062791SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2062791CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2062791Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2062791DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2062791DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2062791000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2062791SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2062791SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2062791Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=38-32-7"><span class="s2062791SENU">38-32-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2062791SENU">. </span><span class="s2062791CL">Receipt of highest number of votes by winning candidate--Terms of directors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2062791Normal-000000"><span class="s2062791DefaultParagraphFont">In any election held pursuant to this chapter, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes in the district shall be elected. Director terms shall be for three years and no director of the council may serve for more than two complete consecutive terms. The terms of office for the initial directors shall be determined by lot. One</span><span class="s2062791DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2062791DefaultParagraphFont">third of the initial directors shall serve for one year, one</span><span class="s2062791DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2062791DefaultParagraphFont">third of the initial directors shall serve for two years, and one</span><span class="s2062791DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2062791DefaultParagraphFont">third of the initial directors shall serve for three years. Directors shall take office on March first of the year of the election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2062791Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2062791000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2062791Normal"><span class="s2062791SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2062791SCL-000003"> SL 1988, ch 318, § 7; SL 1991, ch 328, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html>