{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-22-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-22-8","heading":"Summons and complaint to commence contest.","body":"Such contest shall be deemed commenced upon the filing with the clerk of the court of a summons and complaint, which complaint shall be duly verified, and set forth a concise statement of the facts on which the contest is based. The summons shall be in the same form as the summons in a civil action, except that the time for answer shall be specified as within ten days after the service, unless the court shorten such time, as provided by § 12-22-10, in which event the time fixed by the court shall be specified.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-22. CONTESTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-22-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"50ea5633d18088d7b7edea9c9a5e5902e6738c08c596f39d262496ce557dc0d7","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-22-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-22-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}