<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 9-11-9 - First election after change in form of municipal government.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190Normal { 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.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190Statute { 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.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190NoIndent { 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.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190SCL { 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 9-11-9 - First election after change in form of municipal government."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-11-9 - First election after change in form of municipal government."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-11-9"><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="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-11-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190SENU">9-11-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190SENU">. </span><span class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190CL">First election after change in form of municipal government.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190DefaultParagraphFont">If the question of whether to change the form of government or number of commissioners, wards, or trustees is approved in an election pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-11-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190DefaultParagraphFont">9-11-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190DefaultParagraphFont">, at the next annual municipal election or at a special election called by the governing board and held pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-13-14" rel="noopener"><span class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190DefaultParagraphFont">9-13-14</span></a><span class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190DefaultParagraphFont">, elected officials must be chosen under the changed form of government.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s6f81a8e6aa54451c978b9ef5968ed190SCL">SDC 1939, § 45.0504; SL 2000, ch 34, § 5; SL 2025, ch 38, § 57.</span></p></div></body></html>