<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 12-1-37 - Certification of sufficient or insufficient number of signatures based on random sampling. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040431Normal { 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.s2040431SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040431CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040431Normal-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.s2040431DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040431Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2040431000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040431SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040431SCL-000003 { 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="s2040431Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-1-37"><span class="s2040431SENU">12-1-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040431SENU">. </span><span class="s2040431CL">Certification of sufficient or insufficient number of signatures based on random sampling.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040431Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040431DefaultParagraphFont">If the random sample required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-1-36"><span class="s2040431DefaultParagraphFont">12-1-36</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040431DefaultParagraphFont"> indicates that a sufficient number of qualified electors have signed the nominating petition for statewide office, the secretary of state shall certify that the nominating petition for statewide office has been signed by the required number of qualified electors and shall place the candidate's name on the next primary or general election ballot, as the case may be.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040431Normal-000001"><span class="s2040431DefaultParagraphFont">If the random sample indicates that an insufficient number of qualified electors have signed the nominating petition for statewide office, the secretary of state shall certify that the nominating petition for statewide office has not been signed by the required number of qualified electors and may not place the candidate's name on the next primary or general election ballot, as the case may be.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040431Normal-000001"><span class="s2040431DefaultParagraphFont">The secretary of state shall, within five days of certifying, notify the candidate of the secretary of state's action pursuant to this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040431Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040431000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040431Normal"><span class="s2040431SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040431SCL-000003"> SL 2015, ch 75, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>