12-5-1.4. Nominating petitions of new party primary candidates.
If a political party qualifies for the primary ballot under §12-5-1, each candidate intending to participate in a primary election shall file a nominating petition pursuant to §12-6-4. In each primary election following the qualification of a political party and prior to the next gubernatorial election, each:
(1)State and federal candidate for that party shall file a petition bearing signatures of at least two hundred fifty registered voters in that party; and
(2)Legislative and county candidate for that party shall file a petition bearing signatures of at least five registered voters in that party.
Source: SL 1984, ch 107, §1A; SL 1993, ch 109, §2; SL 2007, ch 74, §3; SL 2015, ch 77, §24 rejected Nov. 8, 2016.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Political Parties And Party Affairs
Section 12-5-1 - Organization and dissolution of political party.
Section 12-5-1.1 - Party constitution or bylaws required--Filing with secretary of state.
Section 12-5-1.3 - Notice to county auditors of party rules affecting elections .
Section 12-5-1.4 - Nominating petitions of new party primary candidates.
Section 12-5-1.6 - Reward prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 12-5-2 - Precinct officials elected at primary.
Section 12-5-3.6 - Selection of method of allocating national convention vote.
Section 12-5-3.13 - Election of all delegates by slate receiving most votes.
Section 12-5-3.14 - Notice by candidates or supporters of intention to enter presidential primary.
Section 12-5-3.15 - State board to adopt rules.
Section 12-5-4 - Statement filed by candidates for precinct committee--Time of filing--Contents.
Section 12-5-4.1 - Unopposed candidate for precinct committee automatically elected.
Section 12-5-9 - Votes for precinct committee restricted to nominees.
Section 12-5-13 - Precinct committeemen elected by plurality at primary--Term of office.
Section 12-5-15 - Vacancies filled by county central committee--Exception.
Section 12-5-17 - Biennial state conventions--Time and place--Notice to secretary of state.