<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 9-8-4.1 - Municipalities with less than three thousand residents--Authorized to elect aldermen at-large.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbNormal { 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.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbStatute { 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.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fb000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbNoIndent { 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.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbSCL { 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 - Municipalities with less than three thousand residents--Authorized to elect aldermen at-large."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law - Municipalities with less than three thousand residents--Authorized to elect aldermen at-large."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute="><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="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-8-4.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbSENU">9-8-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbSENU">. </span><span class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbCL">Municipalities with less than three thousand residents--Authorized to elect aldermen at-large.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-8-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont">9-8-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont">, the voters of any second or third class municipality may, by majority vote, choose to elect aldermen to the common council at large using the process provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-11-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont">9-11-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont">. The voters may revert to electing aldermen by ward in the same manner provided in this section, subject to the waiting period in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-11-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont">9-11-8</span></a><span class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fb000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0164c049ae9d42519f316c6eb137a3fbSCL">SL 2022, ch 21, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>