7-7-1.9. Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Election--Term.
An officer shall be nominated and elected at the next general election to the combined office provided for in §7-7-1.8. If the election submitted pursuant to §7-7-1.5 is held at a primary election, each candidate for the vacant officer shall run as an independent candidate as provided in chapter 12-7, except that the petition filing deadline shall be the first Tuesday in August. The officer shall be voted upon by the voters of the counties that have resolved to combine the office. Such officer shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first Monday of January following the officer's election.
Source: SL 1988, ch 65, §8; SL 2002, ch 74, §4.
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.