The removal of any municipal officer from the ward or municipality for which the officer was elected or appointed, or the officer's failure, within ten days after the first meeting of the month following the election or appointment, to qualify and begin the duties of office, causes a vacancy in the office.
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-14-10
Vacancy created by removal of officer from municipality or ward--Failure to qualify for office
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art III, § 3; SL 1890, ch 37, art XIV, § 11; RPolC 1903, § 1294; SL 1913, ch 119, § 113; RC 1919, § 6274; SDC 1939, § 45.1108; SL 2016, ch 50, § 3
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.