South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 05:02:06:18 Colors of ballots for combined elections. 5:02:06:18. Colors of ballots for combined elections. When more than one ballot is voted in municipal, school district, or combined elections, white shall be used for one of the ballots and contrasting colors may be used …

Rule 05:02:06:19 Nonpolitical consumers power district election. 5:02:06:19. Nonpolitical consumers power district election. The nonpolitical consumers power district election ballot must be green and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL NONPOLITICAL CONSUMERS POWER DISTRICT B…

Rule 05:02:06:20 County, municipal, or school district tax levy opt-out ballot. 5:02:06:20. County, municipal, or school district tax levy opt-out ballot. The tax levy opt-out ballot must be white and in the following form: OFFICIAL TAX LEVY OPT-OUT ELECTION BALLOT (__________(Co…

Rule 05:02:06:21 Special district formation ballot. 5:02:06:21. Special district formation ballot. The special district formation ballot must be white and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL BALLOT FORMATION OF ____________ DISTRICT (Election Date) The following question was …

Rule 05:02:06:22 School district reorganization ballot. 5:02:06:22. School district reorganization ballot. The school district reorganization ballot must be white and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REORGANIZATION BALLOT _____________ SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. _…

Rule 05:02:06:23 Sanitary district election ballot. 5:02:06:23. Sanitary district election ballot. The sanitary district election ballot must be white and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL SANITARY DISTRICT ELECTION BALLOT _______________ SANITARY DISTRICT, SOUTH DAKOTA (El…

5:02:06:24. Alternate optical scan ballot. The person in charge of the election, when utilizing an optical scan ballot and vote centers may designate the ballot style on the ballot. If the political party does not print the delegates and alternates on the ballot you will use this…

Rule 05:02:06:25 County questions election. 5:02:06:25. County questions election. The county questions ballot must be white and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL COUNTY ELECTION BALLOT _________________________, SOUTH DAKOTA (Election Date) The following (initiated measure…

Rule 05:02:06:26 School district capital outlay certificates ballot. 5:02:06:26. School district capital outlay certificates ballot. The capital outlay ballot must be white and in the following form: OFFICIAL SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY CERTIFICATES ELECTION BALLOT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. …

Rule 05:02:06:27 School sentinel program ballot. 5:02:06:27. School sentinel program ballot. The ballot shall be white and shall be in the following form: OFFICIAL SCHOOL SENTINEL PROGRAM ELECTION BALLOT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. South Dakota (Election Date) The following school board …

Rule 05:02:06:28 County annual tax levy for maintaining, repairing, constructing, and reconstructing roads and bridges ballot. 5:02:06:28. County annual tax levy for maintaining, repairing, constructing, and reconstructing roads and bridges ballot. The tax levy ballot must be whi…

Rule 05:02:07:01 Precinct by precinct official returns. 5:02:07:01. Precinct by precinct official returns. The precinct-by-precinct abstract of official returns shall consist of a copy of the official canvass of votes by the county canvassing board, certified by the county audito…

Rule 05:02:07:02 Transferred. 5:02:07:02. Transferred to § 5:02:05:00.

Rule 05:02:07:03 Transferred. 5:02:07:03. Transferred to § 5:02:03:00.

Rule 05:02:07:04 Repealed. 5:02:07:04. Certificate of election returns -- School districts. Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 46 SDR 42, effective September 30, 2019.

Rule 05:02:07:05 Candidate's request to withdraw nomination. 5:02:07:05. Candidate's request to withdraw nomination. The candidate's request to withdraw nomination must be in the following form: CANDIDATE'S REQUEST TO WITHDRAW NOMINATION I, _______________________________________…

5:02:07:06. Certificate of nomination to fill vacancy. The certificate of nomination to fill a vacancy created by the death or withdrawal of a candidate for a single-county legislative district or a county office must be signed by the county party central committee chairperson. F…

Rule 05:02:08:00 Guidelines for acceptance of petitions. 5:02:08:00. Guidelines for acceptance of petitions. When a petition is presented for filing, the person or governing board authorized to accept the petition shall determine if it meets the following requirements: (1) The pe…

5:02:08:00.01. Requirements for counting signatures on petitions. A signature on a petition sheet may not be counted if: (1) The form of the petition does not meet the requirements of this chapter; (2) The petition sheet is not a self-contained sheet of paper printed front and ba…

Rule 05:02:08:00.02 Petitions. 5:02:08:00.02. Petitions. A petition may be composed of multiple sheets. Each sheet must be a self-contained sheet of paper printed front and back and have identical headings printed at the top. Source: 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; 44 SDR 9…

Rule 05:02:08:00.03 Form of petition. 5:02:08:00.03. Form of petition. Each type of petition must contain the applicable heading as prescribed in this chapter and the following instructions to signers, signature blanks, and verification unless otherwise prescribed for a specific …

Rule 05:02:08:00.04 Validity of petition signature when signer has signed more petitions than offices to be nominated. 5:02:08:00.04. Validity of petition signature when signer has signed more petitions than offices to be nominated. The first signature presented to the filing off…

5:02:08:00.05. Methodology for conducting the random sample for a statewide candidate, initiative petition, referred law petition, or initiated constitutional amendment petition. Upon receiving any statewide candidate petition, initiative petition, referred law petition, or initi…

Rule 05:02:08:01 Form of nominating petition -- Partisan election. 5:02:08:01. Form of nominating petition -- Partisan election. Nominating petitions for a partisan election must be in the following form: NOMINATING PETITION FOR PARTISAN ELECTION _______________________ Party INS…

05:02:08:01.01. Certification of partisan candidate for lieutenant governor. The certification of a partisan candidate for lieutenant governor must be in the following form: ____________________PARTY CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNORCERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR I, ____…

Rule 05:02:08:02 Form of petition for circuit court judge -- Nonpartisan election. 5:02:08:02. Form of petition for circuit court judge -- Nonpartisan election. The nominating petition for circuit court judge shall be in the following form: NOMINATING PETITION FOR CIRCUIT COURT J…

Rule 05:02:08:03 Repealed. 5:02:08:03. Form of petition for Supreme Court justice -- Nonpartisan election.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; repealed, 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981.

Rule 05:02:08:04 Repealed. 5:02:08:04. Form of petition for highway board of unorganized county -- Nonpartisan election.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981; repealed, 10 SDR 27, ef…

Rule 05:02:08:05 Certificate of nomination for Independent candidate. 5:02:08:05. Certificate of nomination for Independent candidate. The certificate of nomination for an Independent candidate shall be in the following form: CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION FOR INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IN…

Rule 05:02:08:05.01 Independent candidate declaration of candidacy and certification of running mate. 5:02:08:05.01. Independent candidate declaration of candidacy and certification of running mate. The declaration of candidacy and certification of running mate for independent ca…

Rule 05:02:08:06 Form of declaration for new political party. 5:02:08:06. Form of declaration for new political party. The declaration for new political party shall be in the following form: DECLARATION FOR NEW POLITICAL PARTY WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of the state of …

Rule 05:02:08:07 Form of initiative petition. 5:02:08:07. Form of initiative petition. The initiative petition form shall follow the specifications provided in this section. The initiative petition shall be in the following form: INITIATIVE PETITION WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified …

Rule 05:02:08:07.01 Affidavit to be filed with completed initiative, referendum, or initiated constitutional amendment petition. 5:02:08:07.01. Affidavit to be filed with completed initiative, referendum, or initiated constitutional amendment petition. The affidavit to be filed w…

5:02:08:07.02. Affidavit to be submitted with initiative, referendum, or initiated constitutional amendment petition to be circulated. The affidavit to be submitted with the petition in final format before circulating an initiative, referendum, or initiated constitutional amendme…

Rule 05:02:08:08 Form of referendum petition. 5:02:08:08. Form of referendum petition. The referendum petition form shall follow the specifications provided in this section. The petition of referendum shall be in the following form: REFERENDUM PETITION WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualifi…

Rule 05:02:08:09 Form of initiated constitutional amendment petition or initiated petition for repeal of constitutional provision. 5:02:08:09. Form of initiated constitutional amendment petition or initiated petition for repeal of constitutional provision. The petition for initia…

Rule 05:02:08:10 Repealed. 5:02:08:10. Declaration of pledge by national convention delegates and alternates.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; repealed, 4 SDR 85, effective June 14, 1978.

Rule 05:02:08:11 Nominating petition for school board member. 5:02:08:11. Nominating petition for school board member. The nominating petition for school board member must be in the following form: NOMINATING PETITION FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER _______________ SCHOOL DISTRICT # ____…

Rule 05:02:08:12 Reserved. 5:02:08:12. Reserved.

Rule 05:02:08:13 Nominating petition for municipal election. 5:02:08:13. Nominating petition for municipal election. The nominating petition for a municipal election must be in the following form: NOMINATING PETITION FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE: The heading o…

Rule 05:02:08:14 Repealed. 5:02:08:14. Certificate of nomination for municipal election nominating more than one candidate.Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; repealed, 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979.

Rule 05:02:08:15 Municipal initiative petition. 5:02:08:15. Municipal initiative petition. The municipal initiative petition must be in the following form: MUNICIPAL INITIATIVE PETITION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ______________ WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of the municipality…

Rule 05:02:08:16 Municipal referendum petition. 5:02:08:16. Municipal referendum petition. The municipal referendum petition must be in the following form: MUNICIPAL REFERENDUM PETITION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ______________ WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of the municipality…

Rule 05:02:08:17 Municipal petition for recall. 5:02:08:17. Municipal petition for recall. The municipal petition for recall must be in the following form: PETITION FOR RECALL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ______________ WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of the municipality of ______…

Rule 05:02:08:18 County initiative petition. 5:02:08:18. County initiative petition. The county initiative petition shall be in the following form: COUNTY INITIATIVE PETITION WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of ______________ County in the state of South Dakota, petition that…

Rule 05:02:08:19 County referendum petition. 5:02:08:19. County referendum petition. The county referendum petition shall be in the following form: COUNTY REFERENDUM PETITION WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of __________ County in the state of South Dakota, petition that the…

Rule 05:02:08:20 Certificate of nomination for Independent presidential electors. 5:02:08:20. Certificate of nomination for Independent presidential electors. The certificate of nomination for Independent presidential electors shall be in the following form: CERTIFICATE OF NOMINA…

Rule 05:02:08:21 Form of petition to increase or decrease number of county commissioners. 5:02:08:21. Form of petition to increase or decrease number of county commissioners. The petition to increase or decrease the number of county commissioners shall be in the following form: P…

Rule 05:02:08:22 Form of petition to increase or decrease number of members of school board. 5:02:08:22. Form of petition to increase or decrease number of members of school board. The petition to increase or decrease the number of school board members shall be in the following f…

Rule 05:02:08:23 Form of petition for change in municipal government. 5:02:08:23. Form of petition for change in municipal government. The form of a petition for either proposing a change in the type of municipal government or for increasing or decreasing the number of commission…