7-7-1.6. Submitting to voters the question of combining with other counties a county office--Procedure.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §7-7-1.1, the board of county commissioners shall upon receiving a petition signed by not less than fifteen percent of the registered voters, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, submit to the voters of the county the question of whether to combine with one or more other counties a county office. That person shall be elected to and perform the duties of the combined offices. The board of county commissioners shall follow the procedure set forth in chapter 7-18A in submitting such question to the electors.
Source: SL 1988, ch 65, §5.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - County Officers In General
Section 7-7-1.2 - Combining county offices.
Section 7-7-1.3 - First election of officer for combined office--Term--Salary.
Section 7-7-1.4 - Appointment--Coroner.
Section 7-7-1.5 - Submission of question of combined offices to voters--Procedure.
Section 7-7-1.7 - Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Term.
Section 7-7-1.8 - Ordinance combining with other counties a county office.
Section 7-7-1.9 - Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Election--Term.
Section 7-7-1.10 - Procedure upon vacancy of a combined office.
Section 7-7-2.1 - Closing of courthouse for emergency or severe weather.
Section 7-7-3 - Compensation of county commissioners.
Section 7-7-4 - Mileage allowance for county commissioners.
Section 7-7-5 - Salary of county commissioners.
Section 7-7-6 - Compensation of county commissioners acting in drainage matters.
Section 7-7-7 - Mileage allowance when commissioners travel together--Pooling of mileage allowances.
Section 7-7-8 - Determination of population for county salary purposes.
Section 7-7-10.1 - Salary for combination of two or more elected positions.
Section 7-7-12 - Salary for state's attorney--Contract for services--Prohibitions.
Section 7-7-14 - Determination of population of newly created or organized county.
Section 7-7-17 - Salaries as full compensation--Fees paid into treasury.
Section 7-7-20 - Authorization for employment of deputies and clerks--Payment of compensation.
Section 7-7-21 - Appointment and removal of deputies and clerks--Oath of office and bond.
Section 7-7-22 - Powers of deputies--Responsibility of elected officer.
Section 7-7-23 - Officer receiving salary of deputy or clerk as theft.
Section 7-7-24 - Mileage allowance to county officials.
Section 7-7-25 - Meetings of county officials for advancement of county government--Authorization.
Section 7-7-29 - Local government records destruction board.