<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 7-7-1.1 - County officers to be elected quadrenially--Staggered terms--Expiration of term for combined offices. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035194Normal { 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.s2035194SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035194CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035194Normal-000000 { 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.s2035194DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035194Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2035194Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; 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.s2035194000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035194SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035194SCL-000004 { 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="s2035194Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.1"><span class="s2035194SENU">7-7-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035194SENU">. </span><span class="s2035194CL">County officers to be elected quadrenially--Staggered terms--Expiration of term for combined offices.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035194Normal-000000"><span class="s2035194DefaultParagraphFont">Unless otherwise provided by county charter, at primary and general elections there shall be nominated and elected in each organized county of this state county officers as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035194Normal-000001"><span class="s2035194DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    In 1974 and each fourth year thereafter, a sheriff, county auditor, and register of deeds;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035194Normal-000001"><span class="s2035194DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    In 1976 and each fourth year thereafter, a treasurer, state's attorney, and coroner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035194Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035194DefaultParagraphFont">The terms of all such officers shall be four years, or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Nevertheless, the term of any county office, combined with another pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.2"><span class="s2035194DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035194DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.3"><span class="s2035194DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.3</span></a><span class="s2035194DefaultParagraphFont">, shall expire on the first Monday of January following the ordinance authorizing the combination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035194Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035194000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035194Normal"><span class="s2035194SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035194SCL-000004"> SL 1973, ch 48, § 1; SL 1974, ch 56, § 1; SL 1976, ch 66, § 3; SL 1988, ch 65, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>