<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 12-6-3 - Candidacy for more than one office in same election prohibited--Exceptions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040592Normal { 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.s2040592SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040592CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040592Normal-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.s2040592DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040592000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040592SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040592SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2040592Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-6-3"><span class="s2040592SENU">12-6-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040592SENU">. </span><span class="s2040592CL">Candidacy for more than one office in same election prohibited--Exceptions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040592Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040592DefaultParagraphFont">No person's name may appear on the primary election ballot as a candidate for nomination to more than one public office in the same election, except that a person may be the candidate for any public office and the office of President of the United States, vice president of the United States, director of a water development district, or director of a consumer power district. A candidate for any such office is not prohibited from seeking election to one or more party offices as may be provided in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-5"><span class="s2040592DefaultParagraphFont">12-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040592DefaultParagraphFont">. If a candidate secures a nomination at a state party convention, the candidate shall withdraw as a candidate from one of the offices and submit the withdrawal to the secretary of state on or before the date on which the secretary of state receives the state party certification. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040592Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040592000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040592Normal"><span class="s2040592SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040592SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 16.0215; SL 1973, ch 74, § 2; SL 2002, ch 73, § 3; SL 2015, ch 76, § 3; SL 2019, ch 71, § 1; SL 2019, ch 72, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 12-6-3 - Candidacy for more than one office in same election prohibited--Exceptions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040593SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2040593Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-6-3.1"><span class="s2040593SENU">12-6-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040593SENU">. </span><span class="s2040593CL">Legislative candidates required to reside in district of candidacy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040593Normal-000000"><span class="s2040593DefaultParagraphFont">Any candidate for office in the State Legislature shall be a resident of the district for which he is a candidate at the time he signs his declaration of candidacy as required by this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040593Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040593000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040593Normal"><span class="s2040593SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040593SCL-000002"> SL 1990, ch 105, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 12-6-3 - Candidacy for more than one office in same election prohibited--Exceptions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040594SCL-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="s2040594Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-6-3.2"><span class="s2040594SENU">12-6-3.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040594SENU">. </span><span class="s2040594CL">Candidate required to register with party.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040594Normal-000000"><span class="s2040594DefaultParagraphFont">No person may sign a declaration of candidacy or be nominated as a political candidate for a party unless that person is a registered voter with that party affiliation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040594Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040594000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040594Normal"><span class="s2040594SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040594SCL-000002"> SL 1998, ch 80, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>