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SD Codified L § 46A-4-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-22 - Unentered public lands a major portion of district--Appointment of majority of directors by secretary of interior--Term of office.

46A-4-22. Unentered public lands a major portion of district--Appointment of majority of directors by secretary of interior--Term of office.If the majority of the lands within the district are unentered public lands, a majority of the board of directors shall be appointed by the secretary of the interior. The directors shall be residents of the state and are subject to removal from office, and any vacancy shall be filled by the secretary of the interior. The directors shall hold office until the unentered public lands within the district constitute a minority of the total area, after which a general election shall be called by the board of directors, when their successors shall be elected. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0803; SDCL §46-12-22; SL 2011, ch 165, §337.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-23 - Directors elected at large as a result of appointment of majority of directors by secretary of interior--Term of office.

46A-4-23. Directors elected at large as a result of appointment of majority of directors by secretary of interior--Term of office.If a majority of said board of directors are appointed by the secretary of the interior, as provided for in this chapter, then the remaining directors shall be elected at large within the entire irrigation district for terms of three years each, which terms, however, shall be limited to and expire at the same time as the terms of members appointed by the secretary of the interior, after which the directors shall be elected in the same manner and for the same terms as provided herein in the case of the first general election of directors. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0804; SDCL, §46-12-23.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-24 - Directors elected at election to establish district--Terms of office--Tie election, procedure.

46A-4-24. Directors elected at election to establish district--Terms of office--Tie election, procedure.At the election to establish the district, if the district is divided into three divisions, the member of the board of directors from division one shall be elected for a term of three years; the member from division two shall be elected for a term of two years; and the member from division three shall be elected for a term of one year. If the district is divided into five or seven divisions, the members of the board from divisions one and two shall be elected for terms of three years; the members from divisions three and four shall be elected for terms of two years and the remaining members of the board shall be elected for a term of one year. In case of a tie, the election shall be determined as provided in chapter 12-21. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0804; SDCL, §46-12-24; SL 1984, ch 294, §21.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-25 - Annual election of directors--Nomination--Election by receiving highest number of votes.

46A-4-25. Annual election of directors--Nomination--Election by receiving highest number of votes.Each year after establishing the district, there shall be elected for a term of three years one or more members of the board of directors, as the case may be. The member of the board of directors from each division shall be nominated as provided in this chapter and shall be elected by receiving the highest number of votes cast by the electors of the division in the irrigation district for which the member is to serve as a director. The regular election of such districts shall be held on the last Tuesday in October. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0804; SDCL §46-12-25; SL 1976, ch 276, §1; SL 1984, ch 294, §22; SL 2011, ch 165, §338.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-26 - Hours of voting.

46A-4-26. Hours of voting.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and chapters 46A-5 to 46A-7, inclusive, the provisions of the general election law concerning the hours during which polls shall be open for voting shall apply to each irrigation district annual election. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0806; SDCL, §§46-12-25.1, 46-12-34; SL 1978, ch 327, §1; SL 1998, ch 36, §55.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-27 - Directors to be electors of division--Residence.

46A-4-27. Directors to be electors of division--Residence.Each director shall be an elector of the division which the director represents; or the director shall be an elector of the district, if elected at large. Each director shall reside within the district or within fifteen miles of the district boundary as provided by the bylaws. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0803; SDCL, §§46-12-21, 46-12-25.2; SL 1978, ch 325, §2; SL 1984, ch 294, §23; SL 2003, ch 232, §1.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-27.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-27.1 - Nominating petitions for initial board of directors--Election not required if only one petition--Notice of vacancies and election--Results and certificate of election.

46A-4-27.1. Nominating petitions for initial board of directors--Election not required if only one petition--Notice of vacancies and election--Results and certificate of election. The results of the election for the organization of the district shall be transmitted to the Board of Water and Natural Resources. Source: SL 1984, ch 294, §24; SL 1986, ch 376, §3; SL 1998, ch 36, §56.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-28 - Nominating petition for directors--Filing--Form--Signers.

46A-4-28. Nominating petition for directors--Filing--Form--Signers.Subsequent to the election for organizing the district and for the first set of directors, the directors shall be nominated by filing with the auditor of the county or counties where the district is located, not less than forty-five days before any annual election, nominating petitions for the vacancies to be filled. The petitions shall be in the form prescribed by the State Board of Elections. To nominate directors by division, the petitions shall be signed by at least ten qualified electors of the district division or ten percent of the qualified electors of the division, whichever is less. To nominate directors at large, the petitions shall be signed by at least twenty-five qualified electors of the district or ten percent of the qualified electors of the district, whichever is less. No petition may contain the name of more than one candidate for any vacancy to be filled, but each elector may sign as many petitions as there are directors to be elected and no elector may sign more than one petition for any particular vacancy. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0805; SL 1947, ch 417, §3; SDCL, §46-12-26; SL 1975, ch 276, §1; SL 1984, ch 294, §25; SL 1985, ch 359; SL 1986, ch 376, §4.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-30 - Election not required where no question or contest--Retention of office by incumbent.

46A-4-30. Election not required where no question or contest--Retention of office by incumbent.If there is no question to be submitted to the electors and if only one nominating petition for any vacancy to be filled has been filed, then no election may be held to fill the vacancy; and the secretary shall issue a certificate of election to the nominee in the same manner as to a successful candidate after election. If no nominating petition has been filed, the incumbent is entitled to remain in office for an additional term. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0805; SL 1947, ch 417, §3; SDCL §46-12-28; SL 1984, ch 294, §27; SL 1987, ch 332, §2; SL 2011, ch 165, §339.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-31 - Notices of election after organization of district--Publication and posting.

46A-4-31. Notices of election after organization of district--Publication and posting.Before any election held subsequent to the organization of the district, the secretary of the board of directors shall publish notice of the time and place of the election once each week for at least two consecutive weeks prior to the election. The second publication shall be at least thirty days prior to the election. The notice shall be published in an official newspaper in each county where a portion of the district lies as designated by the board of directors. The secretary shall also post the notice in the office of the district. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0805; SL 1947, ch 417, §3; SDCL, §46-12-29; SL 1977, ch 367; SL 1984, ch 294, §28.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-32 - Elections after district organized and first set of directors elected--Voting by mail.

46A-4-32. Elections after district organized and first set of directors elected--Voting by mail.After the election to organize the district and for the first directors, all other elections may be conducted under a system of voting by mail as may be provided in the bylaws of the district. The board of directors of any irrigation district may provide in the bylaws of the district for a system of voting by mail for resident and nonresident electors alike, in any election subsequent to the one to organize the district and for the election of the first set of directors. Such system shall afford a secret ballot and provide the general safeguards included in the absentee voting law relating to general state elections. It shall, however, be optional with the electors to return their ballots by ordinary mail or by registered or certified mail and either with or without special delivery postage. Source: SDC 1939, §§61.0804, 61.0856; SDCL, §46-12-30; SL 1984, ch 294, §29.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-33 - Precinct election officers--Appointment by board of directors or electors.

46A-4-33. Precinct election officers--Appointment by board of directors or electors.Before the time for posting the notices, the board of directors shall appoint from each precinct participating in the election from the electors of the precinct, one clerk and two judges, who shall constitute a board of election for the precinct, in any election not conducted under a district system of voting by mail. If the board fails to appoint a board of election or the members appointed do not attend at the opening of the polls on the morning of election, the electors of the precinct present at the hour may appoint the board or supply the place of an absent member of the board of election. The board of directors shall, in its order appointing the board of election, designate the hour and place in the precinct where the election will be held. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0805; SL 1947, ch 417, §3; SDCL §46-12-31; SL 2011, ch 165, §340.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-34 - Chair of election board--Oaths.

46A-4-34. Chair of election board--Oaths.One of the judges shall be chair of the election board and may administer all oaths required in the progress of an election. The chair may appoint judges and clerks, if during the progress of the election any judge or clerk ceases to act. Any member of the board of election, or any clerk of the board of election, may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during the progress of an election. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0806; SDCL §46-12-32; SL 2011, ch 165, §341.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-35 - Precinct election boards--Oaths of members, administration, and certification.

46A-4-35. Precinct election boards--Oaths of members, administration, and certification.Before opening the polls each member of the election board must take and subscribe an oath faithfully to perform the duties imposed by law. Any elector of the precinct may administer and certify such oath. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0806; SDCL, §46-12-33.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-36 - Canvass of votes by board--Time and place.

46A-4-36. Canvass of votes by board--Time and place.The board of directors shall meet at its usual place of meeting on the first Monday after each election and canvass the return. If at the time of meeting the returns from each precinct in the district in which the polls were opened have been received, the board of directors shall proceed to canvass the returns. However, if some of the returns have not been received, the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until all the returns have been received, or until postponements have been had. The canvass shall be made in public and by opening the returns and ascertaining the vote of the district for each person voted for and declaring the results of the canvass. No list, tally paper, or certificate returned from any election may be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0807; SDCL §46-12-35; SL 2011, ch 165, §342.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-37 - Declaration of election results--Certificate of election.

46A-4-37. Declaration of election results--Certificate of election.The board of directors shall declare the person having the highest number of votes cast for each vacancy elected. The secretary shall immediately make out and deliver to that person a certificate of election, signed by the secretary and authenticated with the seal of the district. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0808; SDCL §46-12-36; SL 1984, ch 294, §30; SL 2011, ch 165, §343.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-38 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-38 - Statement of election results--Filing--Contents.

46A-4-38. Statement of election results--Filing--Contents.The secretary of the board of directors shall, as soon as the result is declared, enter upon the records of the board and file in the office of the auditor of each county in which the district is located a statement of the results. The statement shall show:(1)The whole number of votes cast in the district and in each division of the district;(2)The names of the persons voted for;(3)The office to fill which each person was voted for;(4)The number of votes given in each precinct for each of such persons; and(5)The number of votes given in the district for each of such persons. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0808; SDCL §46-12-37; SL 1975, ch 276, §2; SL 2011, ch 165, §344.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-39 - Vacancy in office of board of directors--Filling--District treasurer appointed by board.

46A-4-39. Vacancy in office of board of directors--Filling--District treasurer appointed by board.In case of a vacancy in the office of a member of the board of directors, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the board. Any director so appointed shall hold office until the next general election of the division and until the director's successor is elected and qualified. The district treasurer shall be appointed by the board of directors and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0808; SDCL §46-12-38; SL 1984, ch 294, §31; SL 1989, ch 82, §36; SL 2011, ch 165, §345.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-40 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-40 - Elected directors--Qualifying--Term of office--Time for assumption of duties.

46A-4-40. Elected directors--Qualifying--Term of office--Time for assumption of duties.The directors elected in compliance with §46A-4-21 may enter immediately into the duties of their respective offices upon qualifying as provided in §§46A-4-41 to 46A-4-43, inclusive, and shall hold their respective offices until the next general election for the irrigation district, when their successors are elected. The directors elected after the first election shall assume the duties of their office on the last Tuesday in November after their election and all incumbents shall hold their respective offices until their successors are elected and qualified. Source: SDC 1939, §§61.0803, 61.0804; SDCL, §46-12-39; SL 1976, ch 276, §3; SL 1984, ch 294, §32.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-41 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-41 - Directors' and officers' oath of office--Official bonds.

46A-4-41. Directors' and officers' oath of office--Official bonds.Before assuming the duties of their offices, all directors and officers shall take and subscribe the official oath. The district treasurer shall execute an official bond, approved by the board of directors, in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars plus such additional amounts as shall be determined by the board of directors. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0804; SDCL, §46-12-40; SL 1974, ch 55, §47; SL 1977, ch 366, §1; SL 1984, ch 294, §33; SL 1989, ch 82, §37.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-42 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-42 - District appointed fiscal agent of United States to collect money for federal reclamation project--Additional bond required--Right to sue on bond.

46A-4-42. District appointed fiscal agent of United States to collect money for federal reclamation project--Additional bond required--Right to sue on bond.If any district organized under this chapter is appointed fiscal agent of the United States or is authorized by the United States to make collections of money for and on behalf of the United States in connection with any federal reclamation project, the treasurer and each director shall execute an additional official bond in such sum as the secretary of the interior may require. The bond shall be conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office and the faithful discharge by the district of its duties as fiscal or other agent of the United States under any such appointment or authorization. The additional bonds shall be approved, recorded, and filed as provided in §46A-4-41 for other official bonds, and any such additional bonds may be sued upon by the United States or any person injured by the failure of the officer or the district fully, promptly, and completely to perform their respective duties. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0804; SDCL §46-12-41; SL 2011, ch 165, §346.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-43 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-43 - Bond of officers and directors--Form--Obligee--Cost of surety bonds, payment by the district.

46A-4-43. Bond of officers and directors--Form--Obligee--Cost of surety bonds, payment by the district.All official bonds for which no specific provision is made shall be in the form prescribed by law for official bonds of county officers, except the obligee named in such bond shall be the district, and where approved surety company bonds are furnished, the cost of such bonds may be paid by the district. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0804; SDCL, §46-12-42.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-44 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-44 - Organization meeting of board of directors--Election of president and vice-president--Appointment of secretary.

46A-4-44. Organization meeting of board of directors--Election of president and vice-president--Appointment of secretary.On the regular November meeting in each year the directors shall meet and organize as a board for the ensuing year, elect a president and vice-president from their number and appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the board. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0809; SDCL, §46-12-43; SL 1976, ch 276, §4.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-45 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-45 - Meetings of directors--Special meetings--Open to public--Quorum--Vote required for action.

46A-4-45. Meetings of directors--Special meetings--Open to public--Quorum--Vote required for action.The board of directors shall hold regular meetings in its office each month on a day specified in the bylaws of the district at such time as the president shall designate and shall hold such special meetings as may be required for proper transaction of business. All special meetings shall be ordered by the president of the board, the order to be entered of record, and five days' notice thereof shall be given to each member unless notice is either waived in writing or by the presence of the director at the special meeting. The president shall also order a special meeting upon the request of any two directors. The order shall specify the business to be transacted and no other business than that specified shall be transacted at a special meeting. All meetings of the board shall be public. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Upon all questions requiring a vote there shall be a concurrence of at least a majority of the board. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0810; SL 1953, ch 482; SDCL, §46-12-44; SL 1976, ch 276, §5; SL 1978, ch 328; SL 1984, ch 294, §34.