Original jurisdiction of contests
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case McIntyre v. Wick (1996)
Most recently applied in McIntyre v. Wick (December 1996)
Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1905; SL 1974, ch 118, § 192.
Original jurisdiction over such contests shall be as follows:
(1) As to contests involving state offices, or judicial officers in the Supreme Court;
(2) As to all other contests, in the circuit court of a county which includes the locality where the election or some part thereof was conducted.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.