Initial Procedure; Investigative Sources; Notice(a) Whenever the commission receives a notice of vacancy of a judicial office within the jurisdiction of the commission, the commission shall actively seek out and encourage applications. The commission shall require completion of a questionnaire which shall include questions relating to the background and qualifications of the applicant, a waiver of confidentiality of all materials necessary to adequately investigate each applicant, including, but not limited to, disciplinary records of the South Dakota State Bar Disciplinary Board, any other bar association disciplinary records, and records maintained by any law enforcement agency.(b) The commission may also require financial disclosure from the applicant to include, but not limited to, South Dakota sales tax returns and financial statements.(c) The commission shall advertise the judicial vacancy by posting notice at the Unified Judicial System's website at http://www.ujs.sd.gov/ or the State Bar of South Dakota's website at http://www.sdbar.org/. Electronic mail notification shall also be provided to members of the State Bar of South Dakota. Any member of the State Bar of South Dakota may request notice of a judicial vacancy through first class mail by contacting the Secretary of the commission. The advertisement shall afford reasonable notice to prospective applicants of the vacancy. The commission shall acknowledge receipt of each application submitted for the judicial vacancy.SDCL tit. 16, ch. 1A, app TO CHAPTER 16-1A, II, 1