Section 31-12A-16 - Trustees at large elected--Terms of office based on votes received--Annualelections. - South Dakota Statutes

31-12A-16. Trustees at large elected--Terms of office based on votes received--Annual elections. There shall be elected from among the landowners of the district at the first election of a road district three trustees at large, who shall respectively hold their offices, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years. The person having the highest number of votes shall serve for a term of three years, the person receiving the second highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two years and the person receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve for a term of one year, and such persons shall be declared elected to such offices; thereafter, there shall be elected annually one trustee for a term of three years. The judges shall subscribe and certify a statement of the persons elected to fill the offices of trustees in such road district and file the same with the county auditor within ten days after the date of such election.

Source: SL 1977, ch 241, § 15.