12-6-1. Offices to which chapter applies. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the election to party office and for the nominations of political and nonpolitical candidates for public offices except as may be otherwise provided. Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §2; SDC 1939, §16.0208; SL 1947, ch 84; SL 1973, ch 74, §1.
12-6-11. Certification to county auditors of nominating petitions filed with secretary of state. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state, as soon as the time for filing nominating petitions in his office has passed, immediately to certify to the several county auditors of the state the names of the persons in whose […]
12-6-14. Form of official primary ballot prescribed by state board. The form of the official primary election ballot shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections. Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §9; SDC 1939, §16.0215; SL 1963, ch 107, §3; SL 1976, ch 105, §19.
12-6-2. Third-term gubernatorial nomination prohibited. No person shall be nominated under the provisions of this chapter for election to the office of Governor for a third successive term. Source: SDC 1939, §16.0208 as added by SL 1947, ch 84.
12-6-26. Qualifications of voters at primary–Party registration requirements. No person may vote a party ballot at any primary election unless the person is registered as a member of that political party in the precinct in which the person seeks to vote. Any political party in its constitution or bylaws may allow for participation in the […]
12-6-3. Candidacy for more than one office in same election prohibited–Exceptions. No person’s name may appear on the primary election ballot as a candidate for nomination to more than one public office in the same election, except that a person may be the candidate for any public office and the office of President of the […]
12-6-3.1. Legislative candidates required to reside in district of candidacy. Any candidate for office in the State Legislature shall be a resident of the district for which he is a candidate at the time he signs his declaration of candidacy as required by this chapter. Source: SL 1990, ch 105, §1.
12-6-3.2. Candidate required to register with party. No person may sign a declaration of candidacy or be nominated as a political candidate for a party unless that person is a registered voter with that party affiliation. Source: SL 1998, ch 80, §1.
12-6-4. Petition required to place candidate’s name on primary ballot–Time and place of filing. Except as provided by §12-5-4 and as may be otherwise provided in chapter 12-9, no candidate for any office to be filled, or nomination to be made, at either or both the primary or general election, other than a presidential election, […]
12-6-4.1. Earliest time for circulating petitions or certificates. No petition or certificate of nomination covered by this chapter may be circulated prior to the first day of January of the year in which the election will be held. Source: SL 1977, ch 108, §5; SL 2015, ch 77, §4 rejected Nov. 8, 2016.
12-6-5. Form of nominating petition prescribed by state board. The form of the nominating petition shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections. Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §5; SDC 1939, §16.0210; SL 1939, ch 75; SL 1957, ch 83, §1; SL 1961, ch 93, §1; SL 1976, ch 105, §15.
12-6-50. Nomination by plurality at primary. Any candidate for a party nomination to public office, who receives the highest number of votes cast by the voters of his party for the office for which he is a candidate, shall be declared the nominee of his party. Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §39; SDC 1939, §16.0234.
12-6-51.1. Percentage of votes required to run for Senate, House of Representatives, or Governor–Runoff election. If no candidate for United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, or Governor in a race involving three or more candidates receives thirty-five percent of the votes of the candidate’s party, a runoff election shall be held ten weeks […]
12-6-51.3. Certification of runoff candidates. Within twenty-four hours after the completion of the canvass, the secretary of state shall certify runoff candidates, listed in the order determined by a drawing of names, to all county auditors. Source: SL 1985, ch 110, §1F; SL 1999, ch 72, §2; SL 2008, ch 34, §9.
12-6-52. Party officials elected by plurality at primary. Any candidate for party precinct committeeman, or committeewoman, or delegate to the state convention, who received the highest number of votes, shall be declared elected to the office for which he is a candidate. Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §39; SDC 1939, §16.0234; SL 1963, ch 107, […]
12-6-55. Withdrawal by nominee–Time and place of filing. Any person nominated to any elective office may cause that person’s name to be withdrawn from nomination by request in writing, subscribed and sworn to by that person before any officer qualified to administer oaths and take acknowledgments. The request shall be filed with the officer with […]
12-6-56. Party committee–Party candidate vacancies. If a vacancy occurs by reason of death or withdrawal after a primary election, a party candidate for public office may be chosen if a meeting of the appropriate party central committee is held and the results are certified to the appropriate official within the times prescribed by §12-8-6. If […]
12-6-57. Meeting of party committee to fill vacancies–Manner of voting. To fill a vacancy for a party candidate to a: (1)State office or as a presidential elector, the party State Central Committee chairman shall call a central committee meeting to fill the vacancy, and designate the time and place where the meeting shall be held; […]
12-6-58. Application of vacancy provisions to special congressional elections. Sections 12-6-56 and 12-6-57 shall also apply to the selection of candidates to be voted on at any special election to fill congressional vacancies pursuant to chapter 12-11. Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §56; SDC 1939, §16.0243; SL 1968, ch 77; SL 1973, ch 74, §13.
12-6-6. Joint petitions for delegate candidates–Individual petitions otherwise required. Two or more candidates for delegates to the state convention of the party may be included in one nominating petition. Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §4; SL 1931, ch 145; SDC 1939, §16.0210; SL 1939, ch 75; SL 1957, ch 83, §1; SL 1961, ch 93, […]
