A justice, judge, or magistrate judge who is a candidate for nomination for trustee shall file one or more petitions containing, in all, at least five valid signatures of members of the candidate's represented member group. Each other member candidate for nomination for trustee shall file one or more petitions containing, in all, at least 20 valid signatures of members of the candidate's represented group. In addition to the required signatures, each petition shall contain the name, address, and a declaration of candidacy signed by the candidate. Each nominating petition must be in the possession of the office of the executive director by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on February 23.

Source: 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 1976; transferred from § 47:07:05:03, effective July 1, 1979; 6 SDR 87, effective March 2, 1980; 7 SDR 56, effective December 14, 1980; 9 SDR 81, 9 SDR 124, effective July 1, 1983; 10 SDR 58, effective December 11, 1983; 15 SDR 139, effective March 22, 1989; 24 SDR 160, effective May 24, 1998; 31 SDR 191, effective May 22, 2005 ; SL 2016, ch 31, § 69, effective July 1, 2016; 43 SDR 57, effective October 17, 2016 ; 45 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 3-12 C - 211 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 3-12 C - 20 4.

Prior versions effective: 2016-10-17, 2016-07-01, 2005-05-22.