S.D. Admin. R. 5:02:08:01

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 57, November 12, 2024

Section 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

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE: The heading of this petition and the declaration of candidacy must be fully completed before the petition is circulated for signatures.

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WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of _________________________ (here insert the jurisdiction in which the office is sought: name of county, number of legislative district, or "state") of South Dakota and members of the ___________________ Party, nominate ________________________ of _______________ County, South Dakota, whose mailing address is __________________________, ________________________, SD _______, and whose principal residence address is _______________________, ____________, SD _______, as a candidate for the office of (if a legislative candidate insert "State House of Representatives" or "State Senate") ________________________________ at the primary election to be held June _____, 20__.

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DECLARATION OF CANDIDATE

I, ____________________________ (print name here exactly as you want it on the election ballot), under oath, declare that I am eligible to seek the office for which I am a candidate, that I am registered to vote as a member of the ________________ party, and that if I am a legislative or county commission candidate I reside in the district from which I am a candidate. If nominated and elected, I will qualify and serve in that office.

(Signed) ________________________________

Sworn to before me this _____ day of __________, 20____.

(Seal) _______________________________

Signature of Officer Administering Oath

My commission expires _________.

________________________________ Title of Officer Administering Oath

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The balance of this petition form is prescribed in § 5:02:08:00.03.

S.D. Admin. R. 5:02:08:01

2 SDR 5, effective 7/30/1975; 2 SDR 46, effective 12/30/1975; 5 SDR 31, effective 11/1/1978; 6 SDR 25, effective 9/24/1979; 8 SDR 24, effective 9/16/1981; 10 SDR 27, effective 9/26/1983; 16 SDR 20, effective 8/10/1989; 16 SDR 203, effective 5/28/1990; 25 SDR 8, effective 8/3/1998; 33 SDR 230, effective 7/1/2007; 35 SDR 48, effective 9/8/2008; 46 SDR 042, effective 9/30/2019

General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(7).

Law Implemented: SDCL 12-6-5, 12-6-7.1, 12-6-8.