{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-38-8-42","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 38-8-42","heading":"Terms of office of district supervisors.","body":"For the purpose of staggering terms, at the first general election, the three at-large candidates receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for a four-year term, and the two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for two-year terms. In succeeding elections all supervisors shall be elected for four-year terms commencing the following January first.","path":["TITLE 38. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE","CHAPTER 38-8. CONSERVATION DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/38-8-42","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"2f7848d3db7689f9add9b834f470046606fb5ff5fe55ec110bfa785da631a36a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-38-8-41","next":"us-sd/sdcl-38-8-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}