South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Township Meetings And Elections
Section 8-3-13.1 - Offices of the clerk and treasurer combined--Nomination and election--Powers and responsibilities.

8-3-13.1. Offices of the clerk and treasurer combined--Nomination and election--Powers and responsibilities.
The voters of each organized civil township with fifty or fewer resident voters may combine the offices of the clerk and treasurer during the annual meeting. If a majority of the voters vote to combine the offices, the combined office of the clerk and treasurer shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as other officers are nominated and elected. Any person elected to the combined office of the clerk and treasurer shall have all of the powers and responsibilities of the offices of the clerk and treasurer.

Source: SL 2004, ch 72, §1; SL 2013, ch 34, §1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 8 - Townships

Chapter 03 - Township Meetings And Elections

Section 8-3-1 - Time and place of annual meeting--Publication of notice.

Section 8-3-1.1 - Authority to require nominating petition.

Section 8-3-1.2 - Filing nominating petition--Contents--Circulation prior to meeting.

Section 8-3-1.3 - Publication of election notice.

Section 8-3-1.4 - Notice in township of twenty or fewer resident voters.

Section 8-3-2 - Powers of voters at annual meeting.

Section 8-3-3 - Special meetings of township electors--Statement calling meeting.

Section 8-3-4 - Recording and publication of notice of special meeting--Exception.

Section 8-3-5 - Contents of notice of special meeting--Business restricted to stated purposes.

Section 8-3-6 - Organization and officers of township meeting.

Section 8-3-7 - Registration and residence required to vote at township meeting.

Section 8-3-8 - Unlawful voting at meeting as misdemeanor.

Section 8-3-9 - Determination of challenge to voter.

Section 8-3-10 - Order of business at meeting--Procedural rules.

Section 8-3-11 - Filing of minutes of meeting.

Section 8-3-12 - Supervisor elected at annual meeting--Representation of county seat town.

Section 8-3-13 - Additional officers elected at annual meeting--Term of constable.

Section 8-3-13.1 - Offices of the clerk and treasurer combined--Nomination and election--Powers and responsibilities.

Section 8-3-14 - Proclamation of opening of polls, adjournment and closing of polls.

Section 8-3-15 - Method of electing officers.

Section 8-3-16 - Conduct of voting by ballot.

Section 8-3-17 - Canvass and return of voting by ballot.

Section 8-3-17.1 - Absentee voting.

Section 8-3-18 - Notice to persons elected to township office.

Section 8-3-19 - Special meeting called by resident voters after failure to elect officers at annual meeting.

Section 8-3-20 - Appointment of officers by county commissioners after failure of township to elect.

Section 8-3-21 - Option to adopt campaign finance law.