<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000002 { color: black; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000005 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: center; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } p.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } p.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000007 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: right; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } p.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP1 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000008 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:07:06"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000000">5:02:07:06</span></a><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000001">.  Certificate of nomination to fill vacancy.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> The certificate of nomination to fill a vacancy created by the death or withdrawal of a candidate </span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">for a single-county legislative district or a county office must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> be signed by the county party central committee chairperson. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000002">For multi-county legislative districts, the certificate must be signed by the state party central committee chairperson or the person designated to conduct the meeting under SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-6-57"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000003">12-6-57</span></a><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000002">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000002"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">For a statewide </span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">office or a presidential elect</span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">or</span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> the certificate </span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> be signed by the state party central committee chairperson. The certificate </span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> be in the following form:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000005"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000001">CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION TO FILL VACANCY</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000005"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">I, THE UNDERSIGNED _________________ party (county) (state) central committee chairperson,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> or designee,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> hereby certify that</span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> in accordance with the laws of South Dakota</span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> _______________________________ of ___________________ County, whose mailing address is ___________________________________________ and whose principal residence address is ______________________________________________, was nominated to the office of ______________________________________________ (list the district number, if applicable) in order to fill the vacancy created by the (death) (withdrawal) of ____________________________.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">                                (Signed) __________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">                                Chairperson</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> (or designee for multi-county legislative districts)</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000007"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">(State) (____________County) Central Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of ____________, 20____.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">        (Seal)</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">    _______________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">                                                         Officer Administering Oath</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP1"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">I, ____________________ (print candidate name here exactly as you want it on the election ballot) under oath, declare that I am eligible to seek the office of ________________, that I am registered to vote as a member of the ___________ Party, and that if I am a legislative candidate I reside in the district from which I am a candidate. If nominated and elected, I will qualify and serve in that office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">                                (Candidate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> </span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">Signature) ___________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">Sworn to before me this _______day of ___________________, 20____</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">    (Seal)                                                    ________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">                                                            Signature of Officer Administering Oath</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">My Commission Expires ________________                ________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">                                                            Title of Officer Administering Oath</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">    </span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 29 SDR 113, effective January 30, 2003; 35 SDR 306, effective July 1, 2009</span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021</span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">    </span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-9"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000008">12-1-9</span></a><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">(7).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">    </span><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-6-56"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000008">12-6-56</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-6-57"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000008">12-6-57</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-6-58"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000008">12-6-58</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-8-6"><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0-000008">12-8-6</span></a><span class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1eP0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b80fdfe-c6de-490b-9567-15cd9104ca1e000004"> </span></p></div></body></html>