Between the fifteenth and thirtieth day of January in an even-numbered year, the person in charge of the local election shall publish a notice in the following form:
NOTICE OF DEADLINE FOR FILING NOMINATING PETITIONS FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION AND FOR FILING INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE PETITIONS
The deadline for filing nominating petitions for the primary election is ________________, ____, at 5:00 p.m. (mountain or central) time. If a petition is mailed by registered mail by ___________, _____, at 5:00 p.m. (mountain or central) time, it is considered filed.
The deadline for filing nominating petitions to run as an independent candidate in the general election is _____________, _____, at 5:00 p.m. (mountain or central) time. If a petition is mailed by registered mail by ___________, _____, at 5:00 p.m. (mountain or central) time, it is considered filed. For the offices of (here list county offices) nominating petitions must be filed in the office of the (insert name of county) county auditor, and nominating petitions for the offices of (here list legislative, state, judicial, and federal offices) must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, State Capitol Building, Pierre, SD 57501.
The deadline for filing nominating petitions to run as an independent candidate for president in the general election is ____________, _____, at 5:00 p.m. central time. If a petition is mailed by registered mail by ___________, _____, at 5:00 p.m. central time, it is considered filed. (Only include this deadline in addition to the independent deadline above if it is a presidential election year.)
Nominating petitions for the offices of (here list county offices) must be filed in the office of the county auditor during regular business hours. Nominating petitions for the offices of (here list legislative, state, judicial, and federal offices) must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, State Capitol Building, Pierre, SD 57501, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. central time.
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(County Auditor or County Finance Officer)
S.D. Admin. R. 5:02:04:17
General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(3).
Law Implemented: SDCL 12-12-1.