Section 46A-3B-2.1 - Directors to continue in office following realignment of district--Election--Terms ofoffice. - South Dakota Statutes

46A-3B-2.1. Directors to continue in office following realignment of district--Election--Terms of office. For any water development district having director areas that will be realigned as a result of the provisions of § 46A-3B-2, any director of the district who is in office on January 1, 2009 shall continue to serve as a director if the director remains a resident of the district. At the first general election after January 1, 2009, for any such water development district, directors shall be elected for all director positions in the district, regardless of whether or not any director's term has expired. The directors elected for the district at the general election shall be elected to serve for staggered terms. Thereafter, directors shall be elected to four-year terms at each subsequent general election to succeed those directors whose terms expire at the end of the year in which the election is held.

Source: SL 2008, ch 233, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.