{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-9-8-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 9-8-1.1","heading":"Mayor and alderman--Qualifications--Effect of moving residence.","body":"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 § 9-14-2. 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.","path":["TITLE 9. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 9-8. ALDERMANIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-8-1.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1f64313836a4144de748b646bbaaebcdbb10ac1dd0c65b3cca3d6084304e1c1f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-9-8-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-9-8-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}