<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 12-21-9 - Extended time for filing additional precinct recount petitions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040994Normal { 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.s2040994SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040994CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040994Normal-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.s2040994DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040994DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040994000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040994SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040994SCL-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="s2040994Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-21-9"><span class="s2040994SENU">12-21-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040994SENU">. </span><span class="s2040994CL">Extended time for filing additional precinct recount petitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040994Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040994DefaultParagraphFont">When as to any candidate or any submitted or referred question a petition or petitions are filed under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-21-8"><span class="s2040994DefaultParagraphFont">12-21-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040994DefaultParagraphFont"> as to any particular precinct or precincts within a county, similar petitions as to the same question or candidate may be filed within three days thereafter as to another precinct or precincts within the county, even though the specified period of ten days from the election expires within such three days. But such three</span><span class="s2040994DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2040994DefaultParagraphFont">day extension shall only apply as from the filing of the first petition as to any such candidate or any such question.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040994Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040994000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040994Normal"><span class="s2040994SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040994SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 16.1803 (1).</span></p></div></body></html>