South Dakota 22 — Contests
- 12-22-1 — "Contest" defined.
- 12-22-2 — Candidate's right to institute contest--Legislative contests excepted.
- 12-22-3 — Right to institute contest on submitted question--Judge's permission required.
- 12-22-4 — Electoral candidates' and party chairman's right to institute contest of presidentialelection.
- 12-22-5 — Time of commencement of contest--Commencement after recount.
- 12-22-6 — Time of commencement of contest of presidential election.
- 12-22-7 — Original jurisdiction of contests.
- 12-22-8 — Summons and complaint to commence contest.
- 12-22-9 — Service of summons and complaint--Time of serving.
- 12-22-10 — Court orders to expedite proceedings.
- 12-22-11 — Joinder of parties in commencement of contest--Denomination of plaintiffs anddefendants.
- 12-22-12 — Intervention by other candidates--Assertion of right to nomination or office.
- 12-22-13 — Designation of defendants in contest of presidential election.
- 12-22-14 — Title of proceeding on submitted question.
- 12-22-15 — Service of summons and complaint in contest on submitted question--Intervention.
- 12-22-16 — Answer to present all defenses--Admission of matters not denied--Affirmativedefense.
- 12-22-17 — Hearing on contest--Default judgment prohibited.
- 12-22-18 — Court to proceed expeditiously--Designation of judge and relief from other duties.
- 12-22-19 — Official returns or recount conclusive as to accuracy of count--Other issuesdetermined in contest.
- 12-22-20 — Certiorari to review recount as alternative remedy--Consolidation of proceedings.
- 12-22-21 — Judgment withheld while recount or certiorari pending--Judgment declaring electionresult.
- 12-22-22 — Supreme Court order directing consolidation of contests involving same office orquestion--Duty of judges and attorneys to notify Supreme Court.
- 12-22-23 — Conflicting circuit court decisions on same submitted question--Appealdeterminative--Direction to attorney general to prosecute appeal.
- 12-22-24 — Procedure as in other civil proceedings.
- 12-22-25 — Right of appeal to Supreme Court--Expediting proceedings in Supreme Court--Combining with appeal from certiorari to review recount.
- 12-22-26 — Notice of intention to institute legislative contest--Time for service--Answer.
- 12-22-27 — Depositions in legislative contest--Filing with secretary of state.
- 12-22-28 — Public funds not used for legislative contest.
- 12-22-29 — Candidate's right to contest primary election--Filing of complaint--Circuit courtjurisdiction.
- 12-22-30 — Notation of filing of complaint in primary contest--Date of hearing--Apparentlysuccessful candidate as defendant.
- 12-22-31 — Service of order fixing hearing date on primary contest--Answer.
- 12-22-32 — Hearing of primary contest in or out of term--Preference in order of hearing.
- 12-22-33 — Dismissal of insufficient complaint--Hearing of evidence--Entry of orders anddecisions.
- 12-22-34 — Elections to which primary contest law applies.
- 12-22-35 — Supreme Court jurisdiction of primary contests for state office.