"Contest" defined
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Larson v. Locken (1978)
Most recently applied in McIntyre v. Wick (December 1996)
Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1901.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
"Contest" defined.
"Contest," as used in §§ 12-22-1 to 12-22-28, inclusive, shall mean a legal proceeding, other than a recount, instituted to challenge the determination of any election under the provisions of this title, or any municipal, school, or township election.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.