<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-8 - Certification of election.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271Normal { 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.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271Statute { 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.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271NoIndent { 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.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271SCL { 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-8 - Certification of election."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3B-8 - Certification of election."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3B-8"><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="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3B-8" rel="noopener"><span class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271SENU">46A-3B-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271SENU">. </span><span class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271CL">Certification of election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271Statute"><span class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271DefaultParagraphFont">The respective county auditors shall transmit the results of the election for water development district directors to the secretary of state. If only one nominating petition for a water development district director office has been filed, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of election to the nominee. In the case of an initial election, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall certify the names of all nominees to the secretary of state and the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of election to each successful candidate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sf31a04ca78fa48578f0e9946bb696271SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 22; SL 1989, ch 386, § 4; SL 1991, ch 17 (Ex. Ord. 91-4), § 17; SL 2025, ch 186, § 28.</span></p></div></body></html>