SD HB1030

Municipalities may adopt an ordinance to hold regular elections only in even-numbered years instead of annually, with terms adjusted up to four years to maintain staggered vacancies

Regular municipal elections must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November, with the governing body setting the date by January 14th of the election year

Boards of trustees may extend member terms from three to four years when switching to even-year-only elections

Office holders whose terms would expire in odd-numbered years under the new system have their terms automatically extended until duly elected and qualified at the next even-year election

Special elections to fill vacancies cannot be held less than 90 days before a regular municipal election, and petitions filed near regular elections must be submitted at that election instead