S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-4-37 (2026)
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.