<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 9-7-7 - Quorum--Majority required for action.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676Normal { 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.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676Statute { 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.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676NoIndent { 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.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676SCL { 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 9-7-7 - Quorum--Majority required for action."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-7-7 - Quorum--Majority required for action."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-7-7"><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="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-7-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676SENU">9-7-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676SENU">. </span><span class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676CL">Quorum--Majority required for action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676DefaultParagraphFont">A majority of the members of the board of trustees constitutes a quorum, but an act of the board is not effective unless assented to by a majority of the members. Unless a vacancy exists due to removal, resignation, death, or by operation of law, the quorum consists of the majority of all the trustees qualified to serve as trustees by election or appointment pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676DefaultParagraphFont">9-13</span></a><span class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sb54782028e3f42ffbe9f090e388de676SCL">RC 1919, § 6203; SDC 1939, § 45.0607; SL 2025, ch 38, § 17.</span></p></div></body></html>