Each organized county shall have a board of commissioners consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, each of whom shall be elected at a general election only and whose term of office shall be four years commencing on the first Tuesday of January following election. Any commissioner who represents an even–numbered district shall run for election at the general election at which the President is elected; any commissioner who represents an odd–numbered or unnumbered district shall run for election at the general election at which the Governor is elected.

Source: SDC 1939, § 12.0601; SL 1998, ch 39, § 1.