South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 06 - Primary Elections
Section 12-6-58 - Application of vacancy provisions to special congressional elections.

12-6-58. Application of vacancy provisions to special congressional elections.
Sections 12-6-56 and 12-6-57 shall also apply to the selection of candidates to be voted on at any special election to fill congressional vacancies pursuant to chapter 12-11.

Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §56; SDC 1939, §16.0243; SL 1968, ch 77; SL 1973, ch 74, §13.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 12 - Elections

Chapter 06 - Primary Elections

Section 12-6-1 - Offices to which chapter applies.

Section 12-6-2 - Third-term gubernatorial nomination prohibited.

Section 12-6-3 - Candidacy for more than one office in same election prohibited--Exceptions.

Section 12-6-3.1 - Legislative candidates required to reside in district of candidacy.

Section 12-6-3.2 - Candidate required to register with party.

Section 12-6-4 - Petition required to place candidate's name on primary ballot--Time and place of filing.

Section 12-6-4.1 - Earliest time for circulating petitions or certificates.

Section 12-6-5 - Form of nominating petition prescribed by state board.

Section 12-6-6 - Joint petitions for delegate candidates--Individual petitions otherwise required.

Section 12-6-7 - Nominating petitions--Several sheets--Signature requirements.

Section 12-6-8 - Time and manner of signing petition--Declaration of candidate--Verification--Signing for independent or nonpolitical candidate.

Section 12-6-8.1 - Withdrawal from primary election--Time and place of filing.

Section 12-6-9 - Unopposed candidate automatically nominated--Primary not held if no contest.

Section 12-6-11 - Certification to county auditors of nominating petitions filed with secretary of state.

Section 12-6-14 - Form of official primary ballot prescribed by state board.

Section 12-6-26 - Qualifications of voters at primary--Party registration requirements.

Section 12-6-50 - Nomination by plurality at primary.

Section 12-6-51.1 - Percentage of votes required to run for Senate, House of Representatives, or Governor--Runoff election.

Section 12-6-51.3 - Certification of runoff candidates.

Section 12-6-52 - Party officials elected by plurality at primary.

Section 12-6-55 - Withdrawal by nominee--Time and place of filing.

Section 12-6-56 - Party committee--Party candidate vacancies.

Section 12-6-57 - Meeting of party committee to fill vacancies--Manner of voting.

Section 12-6-58 - Application of vacancy provisions to special congressional elections.

Section 12-6-64 - Liberal construction of primary election laws.

Section 12-6-65 - Defeated candidate--Prohibition.