{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-9-15","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-9-15","heading":"Petitions to fill vacancies after primary.","body":"Whenever after nominations have been made under the provisions of this chapter and the number of nominees for a judicial office shall be reduced through death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a nominee or nominees for such office, the registered voters of the district or circuit as the case may be, may, if there is sufficient time for filing a nominating petition pursuant to § 12-8-6, nominate one or more candidates for such judicial office by a petition otherwise complying with § 12-9-4.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-9. JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-9-15","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"ad99a37c88588dd85b92bbb7bd8dc1092977c01da6b5d6dd274562b4fe499e2f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-9-14","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-9-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}