Title 12 — ELECTIONS
34 chapters · 794 sections in this title.
SDCL § 12-7-1 Certificate of nomination for nonjudicial public office--Exceptions--Requirements
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Any candidate for nonjudicial public office, except as provided in § 12-7-7 , who is not nominated by a primary election may be nominated by filing a certificate of nomination with the secretary of state or county auditor as prescribed by § 12-6-4 , after December thirty-first an…
SDCL § 12-7-1.1 Earliest time for circulation of petitions or nominating certificates
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No petition or certificate of nomination covered by this chapter may be circulated prior to the first day of January of the year in which the election will be held. Source: SL 1977, ch 108 , § 5.
SDCL § 12-7-1.2 Certification of candidate for lieutenant governor--Withdrawal--Ballot placement
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An independent candidate for Governor shall nominate a candidate for lieutenant governor by certifying the nomination to the secretary of state no later than five p.m. central time on the second Tuesday in August in the year of election. The candidate and the candidate's nominee …
SDCL § 12-7-5 Primary election candidate prohibited from filing as independent for same office in same year
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No person shall file a certificate of nomination pursuant to § 12-7-1 for an office for which he has been a candidate in the primary election of the same year. Source: SL 1977, ch 110 ; SL 1980, ch 114 .
SDCL § 12-7-6 Candidates for Legislature required to reside in district of candidacy
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Any candidate for office in the State Legislature shall be a resident of the district for which he is a candidate at the time he signs his declaration of candidacy on the certificate of nomination as required by this chapter. Source: SL 1990, ch 105 , § 2.
SDCL § 12-7-7 Certificate of nomination for President or Vice President of the United States--Requirements
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Any candidate for President or Vice President of the United States who is not nominated by a primary election may be nominated by filing with the secretary of state, after December thirty-first and by the first Tuesday in August at 5:00 p.m. central time before the election, a ce…
SDCL § 12-7-8 SDCL 12-7-8
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Repealed by SL 2015, ch 76 , § 2.