<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-1-14 - Verification of petition signatures or declaration of candidacy--Written declaration as to validity. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040409Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2040409SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040409CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040409Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2040409DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040409000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040409SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040409SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2040409Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-1-14"><span class="s2040409SENU">12-1-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040409SENU">. </span><span class="s2040409CL">Verification of petition signatures or declaration of candidacy--Written declaration as to validity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040409Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont">The person in charge of the election shall verify the information contained in the affidavit submitted in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-1-13"><span class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont">12-1-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont"> and make a written declaration regarding the validity of the signatures in question or, for a nominating petition, of the declaration of candidacy. The person in charge of the election shall verify that each person, challenged under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-1-13"><span class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont">12-1-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont">, was a registered voter at the time the person signed the petition by using the registration documents on file or, for a nominating petition, that the candidate was a resident of the district at the time the declaration of candidacy was signed, in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-6-3.1"><span class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont">12-6-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont">, and is a registered voter with a party affiliation in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-6-3.2"><span class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont">12-6-3.2</span></a><span class="s2040409DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040409Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040409000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040409Normal"><span class="s2040409SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040409SCL-000002"> SL 1999, ch 70, § 2; SL 2015, ch 74, § 2; SL 2019, ch 68, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>