<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3B-2.1 - Qualified directors to continue in office following realignment.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194SCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3B-2.1 - Qualified directors to continue in office following realignment."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3B-2.1 - Qualified directors to continue in office following realignment."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3B-2.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3B-2.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194SENU">46A-3B-2.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194SENU">. </span><span class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194CL">Qualified directors to continue in office following realignment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194DefaultParagraphFont">If a water development district has a realignment of director areas, as a result of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3B-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3B-2</span></a><span class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194DefaultParagraphFont">, any director serving at the time of the realignment may continue to serve until the expiration of the director's term, provided the director remains a resident of the district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s9e19dfc054fa4152abc9105815e8a194SCL">SL 2008, ch 233, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2024, ch 184, § 3; SL 2025, ch 186, § 22.</span></p></div></body></html>