<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 12-22-7 - Original jurisdiction of contests. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2041056Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2041056SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041056CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2041056Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2041056DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2041056Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2041056000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041056SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041056SCL-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="s2041056Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-22-7"><span class="s2041056SENU">12-22-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041056SENU">. </span><span class="s2041056CL">Original jurisdiction of contests.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041056Normal-000000"><span class="s2041056DefaultParagraphFont">Original jurisdiction over such contests shall be as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041056Normal-000001"><span class="s2041056DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    As to contests involving state offices, or judicial officers in the Supreme Court;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041056Normal-000001"><span class="s2041056DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    As to all other contests, in the circuit court of a county which includes the locality where the election or some part thereof was conducted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041056Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041056000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041056Normal"><span class="s2041056SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041056SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 16.1905; SL 1974, ch 118, § 192.</span></p></div></body></html>