{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-6-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-6-4","heading":"Petition to place candidate's name on primary ballot--Time and place of filing.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by § 12-5-4 and chapter 12-9, a candidate for nomination or election to any office, other than a presidential election, may not have the candidate's name printed on the official primary election ballot of the candidate's political party, unless a petition has been filed on the candidate's behalf after December thirty-first, but before five p.m. local time on the third Tuesday of March before the date of the primary election.\nA nominating petition must be filed:\n(1) With the secretary of state, for:\n(a) A legislative or judicial office; and\n(b) Any office to be voted on by the voters of more than one county; and\n(2) With the auditor of the county in which the individual is a candidate, for all county offices.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-6. PRIMARY ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-6-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"5303c3190f57995a63a4fb7c8c6e1fe06d206c225e76f051e619a26497f636cd","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-6-3.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-6-4.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}