South Dakota § 12-5-1.4 Nominating petitions of new party primary candidates.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-5-1.4 — Nominating petitions of new party primary candidates.

South Dakota § 12-5-1.4

Title 12ELECTIONS

Ch. 12-2POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY AFFAIRS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-5-1.4 (2026).

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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.

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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.