South Dakota State Auditor
| South Dakota State Auditor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| 2013 FY Budget: | $1,235,996 |
| Term limits: | Two consecutive terms |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | South Dakota Constitution, Article 4, Section 7 |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Steve Barnett |
| Officeholder Party: | Republican |
| Assumed office: | January 2011 |
| Compensation: | $98,345 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 4, 2014 |
| Last election: | November 2, 2010 |
| Other South Dakota Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
Contents |
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Steve Barnett.
Authority
The state auditor's office is established in Article 4, Section 7 of the South Dakota Constitution.
Article IV, Section 7:
| There shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the general election of the Governor and every four years thereafter the following constitutional officers: attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and commissioner of school and public lands, who shall severally hold their offices for a term of four years. Commencing with the 1992 general election, no person may be elected to more than two consecutive terms as attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, or commissioner of school and public lands. |
Elections
Article IV, Section 7 specifies that the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and commissioner of school and public lands are to be elected every four years.
Term limits
Article IV, Section 7 also prevents any person from being elected to more than two consecutive terms as attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, or commissioner of school and public lands.
Vacancies
Article IV, Section 3 of the state constitution grants the governor the authority to fill, by appointment, any vacancy in the office of treasurer.
State budget
The budget for the State Auditor's office in Fiscal Year 2013 was $1,235,996.[1]
Compensation
In 2010, the South Dakota State Auditor was paid an estimated $98,345 according to the Council of State Governments.[2]
Contact information
South Dakota State Auditor
Office of the State Auditor
500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Tel: (605) 773-3341
Fax: (605) 773-5929
E-mail: South Dakota Auditor
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