<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 9-14-2 - Residence requirement for election to office--Exceptions--Defaulters ineligible. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036350Normal { 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.s2036350SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036350CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036350Normal-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.s2036350DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036350000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036350SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036350SCL-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="s2036350Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-14-2"><span class="s2036350SENU">9-14-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036350SENU">. </span><span class="s2036350CL">Residence requirement for election to office--Exceptions--Defaulters ineligible.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036350Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036350DefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise provided, no person may hold any elected municipal office who is not a qualified voter of the municipality and who has not resided therein at least three months next preceding his election or appointment. If the person has resided in an area annexed, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-4"><span class="s2036350DefaultParagraphFont">9-4</span></a><span class="s2036350DefaultParagraphFont">, for at least three months, he may hold any municipal office. No person may hold any municipal office who is a defaulter to the municipality. This section does not apply to appointive officers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036350Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036350000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036350Normal"><span class="s2036350SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036350SCL-000002"> SL 1891, ch 88, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1240; RC 1919, § 6267; SL 1923, ch 235; SDC 1939, § 45.1101; SL 1955, ch 200, § 1; SL 1969, ch 180; SL 1978, ch 60, § 7; SL 1979, ch 51; SL 1983, ch 56; SL 1989, ch 82, § 41; SL 1992, ch 64.</span></p></div></body></html>