<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 9-3-18.1 - Elected official--Term of office.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2Normal { 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.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2Statute { 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.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2NoIndent { 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.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2SCL { 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 9-3-18.1 - Elected official--Term of office."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-3-18.1 - Elected official--Term of office."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-3-18.1"><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="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-3-18.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2SENU">9-3-18.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2SENU">. </span><span class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2CL">Elected official--Term of office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2Statute"><span class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2DefaultParagraphFont">Each official elected at the first election shall hold office until the first Monday of the next following May or until a successor is elected and qualified.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s084a49e9e6da4366b809f63e5d48baf2SCL">SL 2024, ch 28, § 31.</span></p></div></body></html>