{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-8-3-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 8-3-1.1","heading":"Authority to require nominating petition.","body":"The board of supervisors of a township may, by ordinance, require a candidate for township office to file a nominating petition pursuant to § 8-3-1.2. If a township has fifty or more registered voters, ten percent or more of the registered voters may file a petition, by October first, requesting that nomination petitions be filed by all candidates for township office. If such petition is filed, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution requiring each candidate for township office to file a nominating petition pursuant to § 8-3-1.2.","path":["TITLE 8. TOWNSHIPS","CHAPTER 8-3. TOWNSHIP MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/8-3-1.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"d62e0a2e8d1fa5992e4a164daa86b3c2008e699669255490c3c3c66093ae2cdc","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-8-3-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-8-3-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}