12-6-9. Unopposed candidate automatically nominated--Primary not held if no contest.
A candidate for nomination to an office, or election to a party office, having no opposing candidate within his party, shall automatically become the nominee of his party or elected party official for said office, and his name shall not be printed on the primary election ballot. If there are no opposing candidates for nomination or election of either state or county candidates in any county, no primary election shall be held in that county, and the candidates shall be automatically nominated or elected.
Source: SL 1929, ch 118, §8; SDC 1939, §16.0215; SL 1978, ch 98.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
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 12-6-4.1 - 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 12-6-8.1 - Withdrawal from primary election--Time and place of filing.
Section 12-6-9 - Unopposed candidate automatically nominated--Primary not held if no contest.
Section 12-6-14 - 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 12-6-51.3 - 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.