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South Dakota Codified Laws
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Chapter 12-22
S.D. Codified Laws ch. 12-22
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12-22-1
"Contest" defined.
12-22-2
Candidate's right to institute contest--Legislative contests excepted.
12-22-3
Right to institute contest on submitted question--Judge's permission required.
12-22-4
Electoral candidates' and party chairman's right to institute contest of presidential election.
12-22-5
Time of commencement of contest--Commencement after recount.
12-22-6
Time of commencement of contest of presidential election.
12-22-7
Original jurisdiction of contests.
12-22-8
Summons and complaint to commence contest.
12-22-9
Service of summons and complaint--Time of serving.
12-22-10
Court orders to expedite proceedings.
12-22-11
Joinder of parties in commencement of contest--Denomination of plaintiffs and defendants.
12-22-12
Intervention by other candidates--Assertion of right to nomination or office.
12-22-13
Designation of defendants in contest of presidential election.
12-22-14
Title of proceeding on submitted question.
12-22-15
Service of summons and complaint in contest on submitted question--Intervention.
12-22-16
Answer to present all defenses--Admission of matters not denied--Affirmative defense.
12-22-17
Hearing on contest--Default judgment prohibited.
12-22-18
Court to proceed expeditiously--Designation of judge and relief from other duties.
12-22-19
Official returns or recount conclusive as to accuracy of count--Other issues determined in contest.
12-22-20
Certiorari to review recount as alternative remedy--Consolidation of proceedings.
12-22-21
Judgment withheld while recount or certiorari pending--Judgment declaring election result.
12-22-22
Supreme Court order directing consolidation of contests involving same office or question--Duty of judges and attorneys to notify Supreme Court.
12-22-23
Conflicting circuit court decisions on same submitted question--Appeal determinative--Direction to attorney general to prosecute appeal.
12-22-24
Procedure as in other civil proceedings.
12-22-25
Right of appeal to Supreme Court--Expediting proceedings in Supreme Court--Combining with appeal from certiorari to review recount.
12-22-26
Notice of intention to institute legislative contest--Time for service--Answer.
12-22-27
Depositions in legislative contest--Filing with secretary of state.
12-22-28
Public funds not used for legislative contest.
12-22-29
Candidate's right to contest primary election--Filing of complaint--Circuit court jurisdiction.
12-22-30
Notation of filing of complaint in primary contest--Date of hearing--Apparently successful candidate as defendant.
12-22-31
Service of order fixing hearing date on primary contest--Answer.
12-22-32
Hearing of primary contest in or out of term--Preference in order of hearing.
12-22-33
Dismissal of insufficient complaint--Hearing of evidence--Entry of orders and decisions.
12-22-34
Elections to which primary contest law applies.
12-22-35
Supreme Court jurisdiction of primary contests for state office.