31-12A-17. Nominations for trustee--Certificates of nomination.
If the initial trustees are to be elected at the meeting at which the incorporation election is held as provided in §6-16-5, the trustees shall be nominated by the eligible voters in attendance at the meeting. Otherwise, the initial trustees shall be nominated as provided in §6-16-5.2. Any trustee to be elected at any subsequent election, shall be nominated by filing with the district clerk not less than fifteen days before the subsequent election, a certificate of nomination for the office of trustee. The certificate shall be in writing and shall contain the name of the candidate, residence, business address, and the office for which the candidate is named, and shall be signed by at least five percent of the eligible voters.
Source: SL 1977, ch 241, §17; SL 1998, ch 36, §18; SL 2014, ch 46, §14.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 31 - Highways and Bridges
Chapter 12A - County Road Districts
Section 31-12A-1 - Incorporation of road district.
Section 31-12A-1.1 - Formation--Election--Qualification.
Section 31-12A-1.2 - Eligible voter and landowner defined.
Section 31-12A-2 - Application for organization of road district--Verified survey and map required.
Section 31-12A-3 - Filing of petition--Contents.
Section 31-12A-4 - Public examination of survey, map, and petition.
Section 31-12A-5.2 - Transfer of jurisdiction over public highway to road district prohibited.
Section 31-12A-6 - Order declaring territory incorporated--Name of district--Election.
Section 31-12A-11 - Order of incorporation--Order as conclusive of fact of incorporation.
Section 31-12A-12 - District as governmental subdivision and public body.
Section 31-12A-15 - Annual election of officers--Time and place--Conduct.
Section 31-12A-15.1 - Notice of meeting and election--Contents--Notice upon vacancy.
Section 31-12A-16 - Election of trustees at large--Terms of office--Annual elections.
Section 31-12A-17 - Nominations for trustee--Certificates of nomination.
Section 31-12A-18 - Trustees not compensated--Election of president.
Section 31-12A-19 - Rules and regulations of trustees--Meetings--Quorum.
Section 31-12A-20 - Record of proceedings required of trustees.
Section 31-12A-20.1 - Sanitary district assuming road district powers.
Section 31-12A-21 - Powers of trustees.
Section 31-12A-22 - Power of trustees to pass and enforce ordinances and regulations.
Section 31-12A-26 - Road work projects outside district's area.
Section 31-12A-27 - Dissolution of road district by petition of voters--Procedure.
Section 31-12A-28 - Dissolution of road district by trustees.
Section 31-12A-30 - Proposed consolidation submitted to eligible voters at special election.
Section 31-12A-31 - Resolution declaring consolidated road district.
Section 31-12A-32 - Consolidated board of trustees.
Section 31-12A-34 - Consolidated road district authorized to contract for property.
Section 31-12A-35 - Directors authorized to adjust boundaries of district--Limitations.