S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-4-27 (2026)
Each director must be an elector of the division that the director represents; or the director must be an elector of the district, if elected at large. Each director shall reside within the district or within twenty-five miles of the district boundary, as provided by the district 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; SL 2025, ch 187 , § 1.