<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 9-13-16 - Election precincts--Division and consolidation of wards into precincts--Application to state and county elections. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036318Normal { 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.s2036318SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036318CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036318Normal-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.s2036318DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036318000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036318SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036318SCL-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="s2036318Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-13-16"><span class="s2036318SENU">9-13-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036318SENU">. </span><span class="s2036318CL">Election precincts--Division and consolidation of wards into precincts--Application to state and county elections.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036318Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036318DefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise provided each ward shall constitute an election precinct. Whenever the number of legal voters in any ward shall exceed five hundred, the governing body may divide such ward into two or more precincts by ordinance. Whenever the number of legal voters in any two or more contiguous wards shall not exceed three hundred fifty as determined by the last annual election, the governing body may consolidate by ordinance such two or more wards into one precinct for voting purposes. Such ordinances shall be passed and take effect before the time of giving notice of election. Except as provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-14-1"><span class="s2036318DefaultParagraphFont">12-14-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036318DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-14-4"><span class="s2036318DefaultParagraphFont">12-14-4</span></a><span class="s2036318DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, such wards and precincts shall be election precincts for all state and county elections.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036318Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036318000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036318Normal"><span class="s2036318SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036318SCL-000002"> SL 1890, ch 37, art XIV, § 2; RPolC 1903, § 1285; SL 1915, ch 115, § 2; RC 1919, § 6325; SL 1919, ch 186, § 1; SL 1923, ch 180; SL 1933, ch 103, § 3; SL 1935, ch 110, § 3; SDC 1939, § 45.1319; SL 1941, ch 198; SL 1945, ch 202.</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 9-13-16 - Election precincts--Division and consolidation of wards into precincts--Application to state and county elections. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036319Normal { 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.s2036319SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036319CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036319Normal-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.s2036319DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036319000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036319SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036319SCL-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="s2036319Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-13-16.1"><span class="s2036319SENU">9-13-16.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036319SENU">. </span><span class="s2036319CL">Precinct election boards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036319Normal-000000"><span class="s2036319DefaultParagraphFont">Each voting precinct shall be presided over by an election board consisting of a minimum of two precinct deputies and one precinct superintendent appointed by the governing body. Any vacancy on the election board that arises between the time of appointment and the day of the election may be appointed by the person in charge of the election. Each precinct superintendent and precinct deputy shall receive compensation which shall be fixed by the governing body.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036319Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036319000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036319Normal"><span class="s2036319SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036319SCL-000002"> SL 1985, ch 111, § 2; SL 1999, ch 69, § 1; SL 2015, ch 59, § 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 9-13-16 - Election precincts--Division and consolidation of wards into precincts--Application to state and county elections. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036320Normal { 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.s2036320SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036320CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036320Normal-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.s2036320DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036320000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036320SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036320SCL-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="s2036320Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-13-16.2"><span class="s2036320SENU">9-13-16.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036320SENU">. </span><span class="s2036320CL">Terms of and representation by members of governing body following redistricting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036320Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036320DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding the redistricting provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-13-16"><span class="s2036320DefaultParagraphFont">9-13-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036320DefaultParagraphFont">, the term of office of any member of the governing body whose term of office extends beyond the next annual election is not affected, and the governing body, as part of the redistricting process, shall designate the wards to be represented by such members. Such council members may or may not be residents of the district they are designated to represent. Each ward for which representation is not provided by such designation shall, at the next ensuing annual election, elect a council member, the term of office to be determined as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-8-4"><span class="s2036320DefaultParagraphFont">9-8-4</span></a><span class="s2036320DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036320Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036320000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036320Normal"><span class="s2036320SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036320SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 55, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>