<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 12-5-3.16 - Certification of names of national convention nominees for President and vice-president--Alternate certification. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040567Normal { 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.s2040567SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040567CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040567CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040567Normal-000001 { 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.s2040567DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040567DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040567000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040567SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040567SCL-000004 { 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="s2040567Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-5-3.16"><span class="s2040567SENU">12-5-3.16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040567SENU">. </span><span class="s2040567CL">Certification of names of national convention nominees for President and vice</span><span class="s2040567CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2040567CL">president--Alternate certification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040567Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040567DefaultParagraphFont">The chairperson of the national convention of each political party recognized pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-1-3"><span class="s2040567DefaultParagraphFont">12-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040567DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-5-1"><span class="s2040567DefaultParagraphFont">12-5-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040567DefaultParagraphFont"> shall certify the names of the convention nominees for President and vice</span><span class="s2040567DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2040567DefaultParagraphFont">president of each political party to the secretary of state immediately following the convention. If the national certification is not received or is inconclusive, the names shall be certified by the state chairperson of that party at the request of the secretary of state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040567Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040567000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040567Normal"><span class="s2040567SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040567SCL-000004"> SL 2001, ch 67, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>