S.D. Codified Laws § 12-5-1.4

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024

Section 12-5-1.4 - Nominating petitions of new party primary candidates

If a political party qualifies for the primary ballot under § 12-5-1, each candidate intending to participate in a primary election shall file a nominating petition pursuant to § 12-6-4. In each primary election following the qualification of a political party and prior to the next gubernatorial election, each:

(1) State and federal candidate for that party shall file a petition bearing signatures of at least two hundred fifty registered voters in that party; and

(2) Legislative and county candidate for that party shall file a petition bearing signatures of at least five registered voters in that party.

SDCL 12-5-1.4

SL 1984, ch 107, § 1A; SL 1993, ch 109, § 2; SL 2007, ch 74, §3; SL 2015, ch 77, §24 rejected Nov. 8, 2016.

Amended by S.L. 2015, ch. 77,s. 24, rejected Nov. 8, 2016.