{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-3b-9","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46A-3B-9","heading":"Commencement of directors' terms--Vacancies--Director filling unexpired term.","body":"Each director shall take office on January first of the year following the election, or not later than sixty days after a special election.\nAn office becomes vacant:\n(1) Upon the occurrence of any event listed in § 3-4-1; or\n(2) Upon the expiration of a term of office, if no qualifying petitions have been filed or if no successor has qualified for the office, unless otherwise provided in chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive.\nIf an office becomes vacant, the remaining directors must fill the position by appointing a qualified candidate from the director area for which a vacancy exists. The individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.\nSource: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 23; SL 1989, ch 386, § 5; SL 1991, ch 372; SL 2016, ch 217, § 3; SL 2017, ch 191, § 1; SL 2020, ch 196, § 2; SL 2025, ch 186, § 29.","path":["TITLE 46A. WATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 46A-3B. WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3B-9","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"11e1d6027b34295cabb221f0d01f21b517b59a54504070295fed66736c927a11","source_id":"us-sd","stale":false,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-3b-8","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-3b-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}