5:02:08:02. Form of petition for circuit court judge -- Nonpartisan election. The nominating petition for circuit court judge shall be in the following form:
NOMINATING PETITION FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
NONPARTISAN 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 __________ Judicial Circuit, State of South Dakota, nominate ________________ of ___________ County, State of South Dakota, whose mailing address is ____________________, SD _________, as a candidate for the office of Judge of the Circuit Court, position ______________, in the (primary) (general) election to be held (June) (November) ______, 20____.
DECLARATION OF CANDIDATE
I, _________________________ (print name here exactly as you want it on the election ballot), under oath, declare 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 _________.
_________________________________
Title of Officer Administering Oath
The balance of this petition form is prescribed in § 5:02:08:00.03.
Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; 16 SDR 203, effective May 28, 1990.
General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9.
Law Implemented: SDCL 12-6-5, 12-6-8, 12-9-4.
