<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 9-13-14.1 - Filling of vacancy--Governing body--Appointment or special election.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aNormal { 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.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aStatute { 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.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21a000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aNoIndent { 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.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aSCL { 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 9-13-14.1 - Filling of vacancy--Governing body--Appointment or special election."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-13-14.1 - Filling of vacancy--Governing body--Appointment or special election."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-13-14.1"><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="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-13-14.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aSENU">9-13-14.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aSENU">. </span><span class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aCL">Filling of vacancy--Governing body--Appointment or special election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aDefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a vacancy exists on a municipal governing body, the remaining members must appoint a replacement to serve until the next regular municipal election. The governing body may call a special election to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term, as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-13-14.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aDefaultParagraphFont">9-13-14.2</span></a><span class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aStatute"><span class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aDefaultParagraphFont">In the aldermanic form of municipal government, the replacement must be an individual from the same ward of the municipality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21a000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s80bb9fa496c742378662e5fa34bbd21aSCL">PolC 1877, ch 24, § 18; CL 1887, § 1039; SL 1890, ch 37, art IV, §§ 6, 7; RPolC 1903, §§ 1203, 1204, 1434; RC 1919, §§ 6198, 6210; SL 1931, ch 200, § 2; SDC 1939, §§ 45.0603, 45.0704; SDCL §§ 9-7-4, 9-8-6; SL 1979, ch 50, § 2; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2005, ch 48, § 5; SL 2006, ch 28, § 1; SL 2010, ch 74, § 5; SL 2025, ch 40, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2026; SL 2026, ch 32, § 21.</span></p></div></body></html>