<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 7-7-1.9 - Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Election--Term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035202Normal { 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.s2035202SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035202CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035202Normal-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.s2035202DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035202000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035202SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035202SCL-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="s2035202Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.9"><span class="s2035202SENU">7-7-1.9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035202SENU">. </span><span class="s2035202CL">Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Election--Term.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035202Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035202DefaultParagraphFont">An officer shall be nominated and elected at the next general election to the combined office provided for in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.8"><span class="s2035202DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035202DefaultParagraphFont">. If the election submitted pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.5"><span class="s2035202DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035202DefaultParagraphFont"> is held at a primary election, each candidate for the vacant officer shall run as an independent candidate as provided in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-7"><span class="s2035202DefaultParagraphFont">12-7</span></a><span class="s2035202DefaultParagraphFont">, except that the petition filing deadline shall be the first Tuesday in August. The officer shall be voted upon by the voters of the counties that have resolved to combine the office. Such officer shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first Monday of January following the officer's election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035202Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035202000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035202Normal"><span class="s2035202SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035202SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 65, § 8; SL 2002, ch 74, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>