<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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035193Normal { 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.s2035193SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035193CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035193Normal-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.s2035193DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035193000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035193SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035193SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035193Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1"><span class="s2035193SENU">7-7-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035193SENU">. </span><span class="s2035193CL">Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035193Normal-000000"><span class="s2035193DefaultParagraphFont">Except when otherwise expressly provided, the regular term of office for all county officers, when elected for a full term, shall commence on the first Monday in January next succeeding their election, except the office of county auditor, the term of which shall begin on the first Monday of March next succeeding his election. If the office to which any officer was elected be vacant at the time of his election, or becomes vacant after such election, even if he was not elected to fill a vacancy, he shall forthwith qualify and enter upon the duties of his office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035193Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035193000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035193Normal"><span class="s2035193SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035193SCL-000002"> SL 1870-1, ch 17, § 43; PolC 1877, ch 5, § 9; CL 1887, § 1379; RPolC 1903, § 1796; SL 1905, ch 75; RC 1919, § 7032; SDC 1939, § 48.0311.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </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; } </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><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035195SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035195Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.2"><span class="s2035195SENU">7-7-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035195SENU">. </span><span class="s2035195CL">Combining county offices.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035195Normal-000000"><span class="s2035195DefaultParagraphFont">The board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, combine two or more county offices and that one person shall be elected to, and perform the duties of, the combined offices.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035195Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035195000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035195Normal"><span class="s2035195SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035195SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 66, § 1; SL 1987, ch 67, § 4; SL 1988, ch 65, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </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; } </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><br /><hr><br /><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 7-7-1 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2Normal { 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.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2Statute { 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.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2NoIndent { 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.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 7-7-1.4 - Appointment--Coroner."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 7-7-1.4 - Appointment--Coroner."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=7-7-1.4"><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="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=7-7-1.4" rel="noopener"><span class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2SENU">7-7-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2SENU">. </span><span class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2CL">Appointment--Coroner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=7-7-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.1</span></a><span class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2DefaultParagraphFont">, the board of county commissioners in any county may, by resolution, appoint a coroner who shall serve at the pleasure of such board. However, no board of county commissioners may exercise the authority granted pursuant to this section unless:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Not later than the April first preceding the election for coroner, the board, by resolution, adopts the appointment option; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The appointment of any appointed coroner may not take effect until the expiration of the term of office of any duly elected coroner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s192e773d365c4a83bb025616bdd567c2SCL">SL 1985, ch 49; SL 2021, ch 35, § 1; SL 2023, ch 22, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035198Normal { 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.s2035198SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035198CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035198Normal-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.s2035198DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035198000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035198SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035198SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035198Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.5"><span class="s2035198SENU">7-7-1.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035198SENU">. </span><span class="s2035198CL">Submission of question of combined offices to voters--Procedure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035198Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035198DefaultParagraphFont">The board of county commissioners shall upon receiving a petition signed by not less than fifteen percent of the registered voters, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, submit to the voters of the county the question whether two or more county offices shall be combined and that one person shall be elected to, and perform the duties of, the combined offices. The board of county commissioners shall follow the procedure set forth in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-18A"><span class="s2035198DefaultParagraphFont">7-18A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035198DefaultParagraphFont"> in submitting such question to the electors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035198Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035198000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035198Normal"><span class="s2035198SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035198SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 65, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035199Normal { 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.s2035199SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035199CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035199Normal-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.s2035199DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035199000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035199SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035199SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035199Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.6"><span class="s2035199SENU">7-7-1.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035199SENU">. </span><span class="s2035199CL">Submitting to voters the question of combining with other counties a county office--Procedure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035199Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035199DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.1"><span class="s2035199DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035199DefaultParagraphFont">, the board of county commissioners shall upon receiving a petition signed by not less than fifteen percent of the registered voters, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, submit to the voters of the county the question of whether to combine with one or more other counties a county office. That person shall be elected to and perform the duties of the combined offices. The board of county commissioners shall follow the procedure set forth in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-18A"><span class="s2035199DefaultParagraphFont">7-18A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035199DefaultParagraphFont"> in submitting such question to the electors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035199Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035199000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035199Normal"><span class="s2035199SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035199SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 65, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035200Normal { 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.s2035200SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035200CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035200Normal-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.s2035200DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035200000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035200SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035200SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035200Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.7"><span class="s2035200SENU">7-7-1.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200SENU">. </span><span class="s2035200CL">Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Term.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035200Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont">If a majority of those voting in each county shall approve the question provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.6"><span class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont"> at the special election, 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=7-7-1.6"><span class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.6</span></a><span class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont">. The officer shall be voted upon by the voters of the counties that have resolved to combine such office. Such officer shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first Monday of January following his election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035200Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035200Normal"><span class="s2035200SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 65, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035201Normal { 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.s2035201SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035201CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035201Normal-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.s2035201DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035201000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035201SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035201SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035201Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.8"><span class="s2035201SENU">7-7-1.8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035201SENU">. </span><span class="s2035201CL">Ordinance combining with other counties a county office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035201Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035201DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.1"><span class="s2035201DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.1</span></a><span class="s2035201DefaultParagraphFont">, the board of county commissioners may by ordinance combine with one or more other counties a county office. That person shall be elected to and perform the duties of the combined offices.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035201Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035201000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035201Normal"><span class="s2035201SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035201SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 65, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of 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; } </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><br /><hr><br /><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 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035203Normal { 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.s2035203SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035203CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035203Normal-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.s2035203DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035203000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035203SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035203SCL-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="s2035203Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.10"><span class="s2035203SENU">7-7-1.10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035203SENU">. </span><span class="s2035203CL">Procedure upon vacancy of a combined office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035203Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035203DefaultParagraphFont">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="s2035203DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035203DefaultParagraphFont"> and a vacancy occurs in one of the combined offices, the county commission shall appoint the remaining officer to hold the newly combined position until an officer can be nominated and elected.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035203Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035203000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035203Normal"><span class="s2035203SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035203SCL-000002"> SL 1989, ch 65.</span></p></div></body></html>