All state officers not liable to impeachment and not subject to removal by the Governor, in accordance with the provisions of § 3-17-1, and appointed by the Governor with or without the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be subject to removal by the Governor without assigning cause therefor.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 3-17-2

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.

Source: SL 1901, ch 192, § 2; RPolC 1903, § 1805; RC 1919, § 7010; SDC 1939, § 48.0202.