SDCL tit. 16, ch. 1A, app TO CHAPTER 16-1A, IV, 2
These guidelines shall apply to all candidates for judicial office, be they incumbent judges or not and to the campaign/solicitation committees of all candidates.
Every person who files a petition to have their name placed on the ballot as a candidate for judicial office and any judicial candidate's election committee chairperson, shall by May 15th of the year in which the petition was filed complete a two-hour course on campaign practices, finance, and ethics sponsored and approved by the Judicial Qualifications Commission. Within thirty days of completing the course, the candidate shall certify to the Commission that he or she has completed the course and understands fully the requirements of South Dakota law and the Code of Judicial Conduct concerning campaign practices for a judicial office. A circuit court candidate who has no opposition is exempt from the application of this rule.
SDCL tit. 16, ch. 1A, app TO CHAPTER 16-1A, IV, 2