SD HB1285

Municipal and school district elections must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in odd-numbered years, with municipalities and school districts required to hold combined elections using the same polling places, precinct officials, and ballots

Repeals provisions allowing municipal and school board elections in even-numbered years in conjunction with primary or general elections, eliminating the option for November municipal elections

Standardizes elected official terms to two or four years for mayors, aldermen, commissioners, trustees, and school board members, replacing the previous variable terms of one to five years

Extends terms for current office holders whose terms were set to expire in 2026, 2028, or 2030 to allow them to serve until the next applicable odd-year election cycle

Requires governing bodies to stagger and designate terms for vacancies not exceeding four years to ensure roughly equal numbers of positions are filled at each election