South Dakota State Auditor
The South Dakota State Auditor is one of the constitutional offices of the State of South Dakota . The incumbent is elected by the electorate of South Dakota for a four-year term. A person may serve as a state auditor for a maximum of two consecutive terms since the 1992 election. A term coincides with the term of the South Dakota Governor . He is responsible for monitoring and checking the financial accounts of all government authorities. The current incumbent is Steve Barnett , who took up his post in January 2011.
vacancy
Under the South Dakota Codified Laws , the South Dakota State Auditor post becomes vacant if any of the following occurs:
- Death,
- Resignation,
- removed from the post,
- criteria not met, which are required by law,
- is no longer a resident of the state,
- a conviction of a suspect criminal offense or any misdemeanor which constitutes a violation of the official oath is present or
- a confirmed breach of contract regarding an official loan by a court.
If there is a vacancy with the South Dakota State Auditor after May 1 of an even year, the Governor of South Dakota will appoint a replacement for the remainder of the State Auditor's term. However, if the vacancy is available before May 1st in an even-numbered year, the post must be filled by means of an election. An exception is the year in which the term of office normally ends. A person elected to be a State Auditor to fill a vacancy will take up his post immediately after the election.
Dakota Territory *
| # | Auditor | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justus Townsend | 1862-1864 |
| 2 | IT Gore | 1864-1866 |
| 3 | John Morris | 1868-1870 |
| 4th | William Shriner | 1870-1872 |
| 5 | Thomas J. Sloan | 1872-1874 |
| 6th | A. Sheridan Jones | 1874-1876 |
| 7th | John Sand | 1876-1878 |
| 8th | EA Sherman | 1879-1881 |
| 9 | LM Purdy | 1881-1882 |
| 10 | George Ordway | 1883-1885 |
| 11 | Ernest W. Caldwell | 1885-1886 |
| 12 | James A. Ward | 1887-1889 |
| 13 | John C. McManima | 1889 |
* Divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889
State of South Dakota
| # | State Auditor | Term of office | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC Taylor | 1889-1893 | republican |
| 2 | JE Hipple | 1893-1897 | republican |
| 3 | HE Mayhew | 1897-1899 | republican |
| 4th | James D. Reeves | 1899-1903 | republican |
| 5 | JF Halladay | 1903-1907 | republican |
| 6th | John Hirning | 1907-1911 | republican |
| 7th | Henry B. Anderson | 1911-1915 | republican |
| 8th | JE Handlin | 1915-1919 | republican |
| 9 | Jay E. Reeves | 1919-1923 | republican |
| 10 | Edward A. Jones | 1923-1929 | republican |
| 11 | William M. Dunn | 1929-1933 | republican |
| 12 | George O'Neill | 1933-1937 | democrat |
| 13 | Raymond A. Kelly | 1937-1939 | democrat |
| 14th | WW Warner | 1939-1945 | republican |
| 15th | Steve E. Anderson | 1945-1950 | republican |
| 16 | James O. Gilkerson | 1950-1951 | republican |
| 17th | Lawrence E. Mayes | 1951-1956 | republican |
| 18th | Fay A. Allbee | 1956-1958 | Republican |
| 19th | Oscar Brosz | 1958-1959 | republican |
| 20th | Harriett Horning | 1959-1961 | Democrat |
| 21st | Betty L. Larson Casey | 1961-1963 | Republican |
| 22nd | Al Hamre | 1963-1967 | republican |
| 23 | Lloyd Jorgenson | 1967-1969 | republican |
| 24 | Alice Kundert | 1969-1979 | Republican |
| 25th | Vernon L. Larson | 1979-2003 | republican |
| 26th | Richard L. Sattgast | 2003-2011 | republican |
| 27 | Steve Barnett | since 2011 | republican |
literature
- Chapter 4 - 2007 South Dakota Legislative Manual Executive Branch , pp. 93f (PDF document)
Individual evidence
- ↑ South Dakota Constitution, Article 4, Section 7
- ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 1"
- ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 3"
- ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 6"
