South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Political Parties And Party Affairs
Section 12-5-21 - Nomination of state candidates not voted on at primary--Presidential electors and national committee members.

12-5-21. Nomination of state candidates not voted on at primary--Presidential electors and national committee members.
The state convention shall nominate candidates for lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, commissioner of school and public lands, and public utilities commissioner and in the years when a President of the United States is to be elected, presidential electors and national committeeman and national committeewoman of the party.

Source: SL 1917, ch 234, §30; RC 1919, §7108; SL 1929, ch 118, §55; SL 1933, ch 100; SL 1937, ch 120, §5; SDC 1939, §16.0240; SL 1939, ch 77; SL 1941, ch 78; SL 1951, ch 91; SL 1965, ch 86; SL 1974, ch 118, §35.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 12 - Elections

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 12-5-1.5 - Organization and dissolution of political party without candidate for United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Governor, or Legislature.

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 12-5-3.8 - Certification of candidates or slates for primary--Placement on ballot--Selection process without primary.

Section 12-5-3.9 - Certification of candidates or slates by state chairperson--Mandamus to compel certification--Hearing.

Section 12-5-3.11 - Primary election of national convention delegates and alternates--Grouping of names on nominating petition--Statement of preference.

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 12-5-3.16 - Certification of names of national convention nominees for President and vice-president--Alternate certification.

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 12-5-8 - Furnishing to precincts of ballots for precinct committee--Form prescribed by state board.

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 12-5-14 - County central committee--Composition--Organization--Certification of party officials.

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.

Section 12-5-18 - Voting by delegates to state convention.

Section 12-5-21 - Nomination of state candidates not voted on at primary--Presidential electors and national committee members.

Section 12-5-22 - Majority required for nomination by convention--Certification to secretary of state.

Section 12-5-25 - Nomination of candidates by political party with alternative political status--Primary election.

Section 12-5-26 - New party nomination of candidates.