<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 12-5-4.1 - Unopposed candidate for precinct committee automatically elected. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040570Normal { 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.s2040570SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040570CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040570Normal-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.s2040570DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040570000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040570SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040570SCL-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="s2040570Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-5-4.1"><span class="s2040570SENU">12-5-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040570SENU">. </span><span class="s2040570CL">Unopposed candidate for precinct committee automatically elected.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040570Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040570DefaultParagraphFont">Any candidate who has filed a statement of candidacy, as required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-5-4"><span class="s2040570DefaultParagraphFont">12-5-4</span></a><span class="s2040570DefaultParagraphFont">, having no opposing candidate shall automatically be elected, and after the canvass of the primary shall be so declared.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040570Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040570000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040570Normal"><span class="s2040570SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040570SCL-000002"> SL 1972, ch 79, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>