<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 12-12-5 - Notice of vacancy for an unexpired term--Publication. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040681Normal { 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.s2040681SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040681CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040681Normal-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.s2040681DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040681000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040681SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040681SCL-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="s2040681Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-12-5"><span class="s2040681SENU">12-12-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040681SENU">. </span><span class="s2040681CL">Notice of vacancy for an unexpired term--Publication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040681Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040681DefaultParagraphFont">If a vacancy for an unexpired term is to be filled by an election pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=3-4-6"><span class="s2040681DefaultParagraphFont">3-4-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040681DefaultParagraphFont"> and the vacancy occurs after the first notice of filing deadline is published pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-12-1"><span class="s2040681DefaultParagraphFont">12-12-1</span></a><span class="s2040681DefaultParagraphFont">, the county auditor shall give notice of the vacancy to be filled in each official newspaper at least once each week for two consecutive weeks. The first notice of vacancy shall be published in the week following the occurrence of the vacancy. The notice of vacancy shall include the deadline for filing partisan nominating petitions, if not yet passed, and the deadline for filing independent nominating petitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040681Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040681000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040681Normal"><span class="s2040681SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040681SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 69, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>