SDCL § 36-21A-14: Terms of commission members--Vacancies.

Each member of the commission shall be appointed for a term of three years. Any member appointed to the commission prior to July 1, 2005, shall serve the four-year term to which the member was originally appointed. Any member appointed to the commission after July 1, 2005, shall serve a three-year term. No member may serve more than three consecutive full terms. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy arising during a commissioner's term shall serve for the unexpired portion of the term. The appointment to an unexpired term is not considered a full term.