<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 7-7-1.3 - First election of officer for combined office--Term--Salary. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035196Normal { 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.s2035196SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035196CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035196Normal-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.s2035196DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035196000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035196SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035196SCL-000002 { 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="s2035196Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.3"><span class="s2035196SENU">7-7-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035196SENU">. </span><span class="s2035196CL">First election of officer for combined office--Term--Salary.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035196Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035196DefaultParagraphFont">If a majority of those voting shall approve the question at the special election pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.5"><span class="s2035196DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035196DefaultParagraphFont"> or if the offices are combined pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.2"><span class="s2035196DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.2</span></a><span class="s2035196DefaultParagraphFont">, an officer shall be nominated and elected at the next general election to the combined office in the same manner provided by law for the election of other county officers. Such officer shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first Monday of January following his election. The salary of the elective officer shall be the higher of either office combined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035196Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035196000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035196Normal"><span class="s2035196SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035196SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 66, § 2; SL 1988, ch 65, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>