12-22-18. Court to proceed expeditiously--Designation of judge and relief from other duties.
The court shall proceed as expeditiously as reasonably possible, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may, upon the application of the judge of any circuit court, before which such a contest is pending, or upon the application of any party, make an order designating any judge of any circuit court of the state to hear such contest, and relieving such judge of his other official duties pending the final determination of the contest.
Source: SDC 1939, §16.1915; SL 1974, ch 118, §193.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Section 12-22-1 - "Contest" defined.
Section 12-22-2 - Candidate's right to institute contest--Legislative contests excepted.
Section 12-22-3 - Right to institute contest on submitted question--Judge's permission required.
Section 12-22-5 - Time of commencement of contest--Commencement after recount.
Section 12-22-6 - Time of commencement of contest of presidential election.
Section 12-22-7 - Original jurisdiction of contests.
Section 12-22-8 - Summons and complaint to commence contest.
Section 12-22-9 - Service of summons and complaint--Time of serving.
Section 12-22-10 - Court orders to expedite proceedings.
Section 12-22-12 - Intervention by other candidates--Assertion of right to nomination or office.
Section 12-22-13 - Designation of defendants in contest of presidential election.
Section 12-22-14 - Title of proceeding on submitted question.
Section 12-22-15 - Service of summons and complaint in contest on submitted question--Intervention.
Section 12-22-17 - Hearing on contest--Default judgment prohibited.
Section 12-22-20 - Certiorari to review recount as alternative remedy--Consolidation of proceedings.
Section 12-22-24 - Procedure as in other civil proceedings.
Section 12-22-26 - Notice of intention to institute legislative contest--Time for service--Answer.
Section 12-22-27 - Depositions in legislative contest--Filing with secretary of state.
Section 12-22-28 - Public funds not used for legislative contest.
Section 12-22-31 - Service of order fixing hearing date on primary contest--Answer.
Section 12-22-32 - Hearing of primary contest in or out of term--Preference in order of hearing.
Section 12-22-34 - Elections to which primary contest law applies.
Section 12-22-35 - Supreme Court jurisdiction of primary contests for state office.