2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 06 - Primary Elections
§ 12-6-7 Petition composed of several sheets--Number of signers required.

SD Codified L § 12-6-7 (2016) What's This?

12-6-7. Petition composed of several sheets--Number of signers required. A nominating petition may be composed of several sheets, which shall have identical headings printed at the head thereof. The petition for party office or political public office shall be signed by not less than one percent of the voters who cast their vote for that party's gubernatorial candidate at the last gubernatorial election in the county, part of the county, district, or state electing a candidate to fill the office.

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, § 1; SL 1973, ch 74, § 5; SL 1976, ch 105, § 16; SL 2015, ch 77, § 5 rejected Nov. 8, 2016.

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