<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 9-8-1 - Mayor--Term of office. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036197Normal { 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.s2036197SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036197CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036197Normal-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.s2036197DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036197000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036197SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036197SCL-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="s2036197Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-8-1"><span class="s2036197SENU">9-8-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036197SENU">. </span><span class="s2036197CL">Mayor--Term of office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036197Normal-000000"><span class="s2036197DefaultParagraphFont">The chief executive officer of a municipality under the aldermanic form is the mayor. The mayor holds office for a term of not less than two nor more than five years as determined by ordinance. A mayor may hold office for more than one term.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036197Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036197000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036197Normal"><span class="s2036197SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036197SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 45.0701; SL 1959, ch 267; SL 1984, ch 53, § 1; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 1992, ch 61, § 1; SL 2001, ch 42, § 1; SL 2017, ch 56, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 9-8-1 - Mayor--Term of office. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fNormal { 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.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fStatute { 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.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51f000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fNoIndent { 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.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fSCL { 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 9-8-1.1 - Mayor and alderman--Qualifications--Effect of moving residence."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-8-1.1 - Mayor and alderman--Qualifications--Effect of moving residence."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-8-1.1"><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="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-8-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fSENU">9-8-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fSENU">. </span><span class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fCL">Mayor and alderman--Qualifications--Effect of moving residence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fDefaultParagraphFont">An individual may be nominated, elected, or appointed as a mayor or as an alderman, if the person is a citizen of the United States, a voter of the municipality, and a resident of the municipality in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-14-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fDefaultParagraphFont">9-14-2</span></a><span class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fDefaultParagraphFont">. An alderman representing a ward must be a voter of and resident of the ward for which the person is to hold office. If the mayor or an alderman at large moves to a permanent residence outside the corporate limits of the municipality, the office is immediately vacated. If an alderman representing a ward moves to a permanent residence outside the boundaries of his or her ward, the office is immediately vacated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51f000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s78c6c5e24fc7495fbd37a54c10c6d51fSCL">SL 1992, ch 61, § 2; SL 2017, ch 56, § 2; SL 2025, ch 38, § 18.</span></p></div></body></html>