Nominating petitions for judicial office filed pursuant to this chapter shall state the judicial position sought, using the designations established pursuant to § 12-9-3.1, which shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State within the time prescribed by § 12-6-4 and shall be signed by not less than fifty registered voters of the district or circuit or other division of court boundaries. To the extent it is consistent with this chapter, § 12-6-8 shall govern such petitions.
S.D. Codified Laws § 12-9-4
Filing of nominating petitions--Number of signatures--Form and contents
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cummings v. Mickelson (1993)
Most recently applied in Cummings v. Mickelson (January 1993)
Source: SL 1921, ch 224, § 2; SDC 1939, § 16.0302; SL 1943, ch 72; SL 1959, ch 92; SL 1961, ch 96, § 1; SL 1968, ch 143, § 3; SL 1972, ch 83, § 1; SL 1974, ch 118, § 38; SL 1976…
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