5:02:08:34. Form of nominating petition for township election. The nominating petition for a township election must be in the following form:
NOMINATING PETITION FOR TOWNSHIP ELECTION
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE: The heading of this petition and the declaration of candidacy must be fully completed before the petition is circulated for signatures.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of the township of __________________ in __________________ County, South Dakota, nominate ____________________________ whose residence address is __________________________, __________________, SD _________, and whose business address is ___________________________, __________________, SD _________, as a candidate for the office of ________________________ at the annual township meeting to be held on the ______ day of ______________, 20_____.
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DECLARATION OF CANDIDATE
I, ___________________________ (print name here exactly as you want it on the election ballot) under oath, declare that I reside in the township of ____________________ in ___________________ County, South Dakota, and that I am eligible to seek the office for which I am a candidate. If nominated and elected, I will qualify and serve in that office.
(Signed)_______________________________
Sworn to before me this _____ day of ___________, 20______.
(Seal) ________________________________
Signature of Officer Administering Oath
My commission expires __________.
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Title of Officer Administering Oath
The balance of this petition form is prescribed in § 5:02:08:00.03.
Source: 16 SDR 203, effective May 28, 1990; 25 SDR 8, effective August 3, 1998; 47 SDR 37, effective October 6, 2020.
General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(7).
Law Implemented: SDCL 8-3-1.2.
