Section 34A-5-21 - Nomination petitions for district trustee. - South-dakota Statutes

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34A-5-21. Nomination petitions for district trustee. Any trustee to be elected at the initial election shall be nominated by any person in attendance at the meeting at which the organizational election is held. Any trustee to be elected at a subsequent election shall be nominated by filing with the district clerk, not more than forty nor less than twenty days before any subsequent election, a nomination petition for office of trustee. The petition shall be in writing and shall contain the candidate's name, residence, business address, and the office for which the candidate is named and shall be signed by at least five percent of the voters. However, no petition need be signed by more than fifty voters.

Source: SL 1947, ch 226, § 13; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3813; SL 1964, ch 144, § 6; SDCL, § 34-17-18; SL 1970, ch 198; SL 1983, ch 261; SL 1988, ch 288, § 1; SL 1994, ch 281, § 2; SL 1998, ch 36, § 50.

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34A-5-21. Nomination petitions for district trustee. Any trustee to be elected at the initial election shall be nominated by any person in attendance at the meeting at which the organizational election is held. Any trustee to be elected at a subsequent election shall be nominated by filing with the district clerk, not more than forty nor less than twenty days before any subsequent election, a nomination petition for office of trustee. The petition shall be in writing and shall contain the candidate's name, residence, business address, and the office for which the candidate is named and shall be signed by at least five percent of the voters. However, no petition need be signed by more than fifty voters.

Source: SL 1947, ch 226, § 13; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3813; SL 1964, ch 144, § 6; SDCL, § 34-17-18; SL 1970, ch 198; SL 1983, ch 261; SL 1988, ch 288, § 1; SL 1994, ch 281, § 2; SL 1998, ch 36, § 50.

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34A-5-21. Nomination petitions for district trustee. Any trustee to be elected at the initial election shall be nominated by any person in attendance at the meeting at which the organizational election is held. Any trustee to be elected at a subsequent election shall be nominated by filing with the district clerk, not more than forty nor less than twenty days before any subsequent election, a nomination petition for office of trustee. The petition shall be in writing and shall contain the candidate's name, residence, business address, and the office for which the candidate is named and shall be signed by at least five percent of the voters. However, no petition need be signed by more than fifty voters.

Source: SL 1947, ch 226, § 13; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3813; SL 1964, ch 144, § 6; SDCL, § 34-17-18; SL 1970, ch 198; SL 1983, ch 261; SL 1988, ch 288, § 1; SL 1994, ch 281, § 2; SL 1998, ch 36, § 50.