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SD Codified L § 13-7-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-6 - Filing of candidate's nominating petition--Formal declaration of candidacy--Contents, circulation, and verification of nominating petition.

13-7-6. Filing of candidate's nominating petition--Formal declaration of candidacy--Contents, circulation, and verification of nominating petition.No candidate for elective school board membership may be nominated unless such person is a resident voter of the school district and unless a nominating petition has been filed on such person's behalf with the business manager of the school district. The nominating petition shall be filed no later than five p.m. on the Friday thirty-nine days before the date of the election. The petition is considered filed if it is mailed by registered mail by five p.m. on the Friday thirty-nine days before the election. A formal declaration of a candidate shall be signed by the candidate before the circulation of the petition. The petition shall be signed by not less than twenty voters of the school district or if the school district is divided into school board representation areas, the petition shall be signed by not less than twenty voters who reside within the school board representation area. No petition may be circulated until ten weeks prior to the election. There shall be added by either the signer or the circulator the signer's place of residence and date of signing. The petition shall be verified under oath by the person circulating it. The filing of the nominating petition shall constitute nomination and will entitle the candidate to have the candidate's name placed on the ballot for the term the candidate specifies on the petition only upon verification signed by the business manager that the nominating petition contains the minimum number of signatures and that the candidate is a resident voter. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2510; SL 1947, ch 67; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §10; SL 1957, ch 64, §2; SL 1959, ch 64; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2310; SL 1968, ch 47, §1; SL 1975, ch 128, §33; SL 1979, ch 113, §2; SL 1981, ch 129, §1; SL 1985, ch 119, §2; SL 1995, ch 90, §2; SL 1996, ch 103, §1; SL 2004, ch 75, §7; SL 2007, ch 89, §2, eff. Feb. 15, 2007; SL 2009, ch 69, §11; SL 2010, ch 74, §24; SL 2015, ch 77, §16 rejected Nov. 8, 2016.
SD Codified L § 13-7-6.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-6.1 - Option to adopt campaign finance law.

13-7-6.1. Option to adopt campaign finance law.The school district governing body may, by ordinance or resolution, adopt the provisions of chapter 12-27. Source: SL 1988, ch 60, §2; SL 2008, ch 67, §22.
SD Codified L § 13-7-6.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-6.2 - Candidate's nominating petition in newly created school district.

13-7-6.2. Candidate's nominating petition in newly created school district.If the nominating petition is from a candidate for a vacancy on a new school board within a newly created school district entity pursuant to §13-6-62, the nominating petition shall be circulated no more than sixty days prior to the date of the election and filed no later than thirty days prior to the date of the election. Source: SL 2010, ch 74, §25.
SD Codified L § 13-7-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-7 - Withdrawal by candidate for board membership.

13-7-7. Withdrawal by candidate for board membership.Any person who has filed a nominating petition pursuant to §13-7-6 may withdraw from nomination by request in writing signed by the person and properly acknowledged and filed with the election official of the school district by five p.m. on the deadline day for filing nominating petitions. No name withdrawn may be printed on the ballots to be used. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2510; SL 1947, ch 67; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §10; SL 1957, ch 64, §2; SL 1959, ch 64; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2310; SL 1968, ch 47, §1; SL 1975, ch 128, §34; SL 1979, ch 113, §3; SL 1981, ch 129, §2; SL 1985, ch 119, §3; SL 1995, ch 90, §4; SL 1996, ch 60, §5.
SD Codified L § 13-7-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-8 - Publication of notice of election--Contents--Facsimile of ballot.

13-7-8. Publication of notice of election--Contents--Facsimile of ballot.The business manager of the school district shall publish in the official newspaper notices of an election once each week for two consecutive weeks with the first publication not less than ten days before the election. The notice shall state the date of the coming school election, the vacancies to be filled with terms of each, the candidates who have filed for these vacancies, questions, if any, to be submitted at the election, and the location of polling places. A facsimile of the official ballot shall be published in the calendar week prior to each election. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2511; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §13; SL 1957, ch 64, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2313; SL 1975, ch 128, §35; SL 1979, ch 113, §4; SL 1985, ch 119, §4; SL 2003, ch 43, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-7-8.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-8.1 - Notice of special election.

13-7-8.1. Notice of special election.When a special election is held to decide an issue, the business manager of the school district shall publish notices as provided in §13-7-8. Source: SL 1985, ch 119, §8.
SD Codified L § 13-7-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-9 - Election not held if no contest or question--Certificates of election.

13-7-9. Election not held if no contest or question--Certificates of election.In school districts if only one nominating petition is filed for each board vacancy to be filled and if there are no other questions to be submitted to the voters, there shall be no election and the notices and publication provided in §13-7-8 will not be necessary, but the business manager shall issue certificates of election to the nominees in the same manner as to successful candidates after election. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2509; SL 1951, ch 63, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §13; SL 1955, ch 44; SL 1957, ch 64, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2313; SL 1975, ch 128, §36; SL 1979, ch 113, §5.
SD Codified L § 13-7-9.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-9.1 - Death or withdrawal of candidate resulting in no contest.

13-7-9.1. Death or withdrawal of candidate resulting in no contest.If death or withdrawal of a candidate or candidates at any time prior to forty-eight hours preceding the opening of the polls in any school district election occasions that there is no contest on the ballot, that ballot need not be voted and if it constitutes the only ballot to be voted upon, then the election may be canceled by the officer responsible for its conduct and the unopposed candidate issued certificate of election as though duly elected. Source: SL 1971, ch 95.
SD Codified L § 13-7-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-10 - Date and hours of annual school elections--Procedure for absentee voting, voter registration, and counting ballots.

13-7-10. Date and hours of annual school elections--Procedure for absentee voting, voter registration, and counting ballots.The annual election for school districts shall be held between the second Tuesday in April and the third Tuesday in June between the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m. of the day of the election. The school board shall select the date of the election by resolution no later than the first regular meeting after January first of each year. Voter registration, absentee voting, and procedures used in counting ballots shall be in accordance with Title 12 except as specifically provided in chapter 13-7. Source: SDC 1939, §§15.2309, 15.2509; SL 1945, ch 55, §1; SL 1951, ch 63, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §12; SL 1955, ch 44; SL 1957, ch 64, §4; SL 1959, ch 65, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2312; SL 1975, ch 128, §37; SL 1985, ch 119, §5; SL 1995, ch 90, §1; SL 1997, ch 85, §1; SL 1999, ch 39, §2; SL 2002, ch 45, §4.
SD Codified L § 13-7-10.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-10.1 - Joint school district and municipal elections authorized--Date--Sharing costs and responsibilities.

13-7-10.1. Joint school district and municipal elections authorized--Date--Sharing costs and responsibilities.The members of the governing body of a school district may choose to hold a general school district election in conjunction with a regular municipal election. The combined election is subject to approval by the governing body of the municipality. The combined election shall be held on the regular date set for either the school district election or the general municipal election. Expenses of a combined election shall be shared in a manner agreed upon by the governing bodies of the municipality and the school district. All other governmental responsibilities associated with holding elections under the provisions of chapters 9-13 and 13-7 shall be shared as agreed upon by the governing bodies. Source: SL 1981, ch 66, §2; SL 1985, ch 119, §6.
SD Codified L § 13-7-10.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-10.2 - Notices and nomination procedure for certain joint elections.

13-7-10.2. Notices and nomination procedure for certain joint elections.If the joint election provided for in §13-7-10.1 is held on the second Tuesday in April, no candidate for elective school board membership may be nominated unless the candidate is a resident voter of the school district and unless a nominating petition has been filed on the candidate's behalf with the business manager of the school district no later than the last Friday in February at five p.m. prior to the date of the election. If the petition is mailed by registered mail by the last Friday in February at five p.m. before the election, it shall be considered filed. A formal declaration of a candidate shall be signed by the candidate before the circulation of the petition. The petition shall be signed by not less than twenty voters of the school district. No petition may be circulated until the last Friday in January before the election. There shall be added by either the signer or the circulator the signer's place of residence and date of signing. The petition shall be verified under oath by the person circulating the petition. The filing of the nominating petition shall constitute nomination and will entitle the candidate to have the candidate's name placed on the ballot for the term the candidate specifies on the petition only upon verification signed by the business manager that the nominating petition contains the minimum number of signatures and that the candidate is a resident voter.Publication of the notice of the election provided for in §13-7-10.1 shall be in accordance with §13-7-8. Source: SL 1985, ch 119, §9; SL 1986, ch 67, §6; SL 2004, ch 75, §8; SL 2015, ch 77, §17 rejected Nov. 8, 2016.
SD Codified L § 13-7-10.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-10.3 - Joint school board and primary elections.

13-7-10.3. Joint school board and primary elections.Any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding, the school board may choose to hold the school board election in conjunction with the regular June primary election. The combined election is subject to approval by the county commissions of the counties in which the school district is located. Expenses of a combined election shall be shared in a manner agreed upon by the school board and the county commissions involved. All other governmental responsibilities associated with holding elections under the provisions of chapter 13-7 and Title 12 shall be shared as agreed upon by the governing bodies. The school election official shall certify to the appropriate county auditor the candidate names and ballot language to be voted on by the first Thursday after the last Tuesday in March. Source: SL 1996, ch 60, §4; SL 2004, ch 75, §9; SL 2007, ch 81, §13.
SD Codified L § 13-7-10.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-10.4 - Notices and nomination procedure for joint board and primary elections.

13-7-10.4. Notices and nomination procedure for joint board and primary elections.For any school board election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June, the deadlines in this section apply. The school's election official shall publish the notice provided in §13-7-5 between February fifteenth and March first. No nominating petition may be circulated for signatures until March first. Nominating petitions shall be filed under the provisions of §13-7-6 by the last Tuesday in March. Source: SL 2004, ch 75, §11; SL 2005, ch 87, §5; SL 2007, ch 81, §14.
SD Codified L § 13-7-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-11 - Voting precincts and polling places.

13-7-11. Voting precincts and polling places.The number and place of voting precincts shall be determined by the school board. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2513; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §15; SL 1957, ch 65; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2315; SL 1975, ch 128, §38.
SD Codified L § 13-7-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-12 - Precinct superintendents and precinct deputies of school elections--Compensation.

13-7-12. Precinct superintendents and precinct deputies of school elections--Compensation.Each voting precinct shall be presided over by an election board consisting of a minimum of two precinct deputies and one precinct superintendent appointed by the school board. Members of school boards may serve on election boards.Each precinct superintendent and precinct deputy other than members of school boards shall receive compensation as shall be fixed by the school board and paid from the district treasury. Source: SDC 1939, §§15.2309, 15.2513; SL 1945, ch 55, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §15; SL 1957, ch 65; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2315; SL 1975, ch 128, §39; SL 1999, ch 69, §54.
SD Codified L § 13-7-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-13 - Ballots and election supplies--Form and content of ballots--Absentee ballots.

13-7-13. Ballots and election supplies--Form and content of ballots--Absentee ballots.The business manager of the school district shall provide proper ballots, pollbooks, voting booths, and necessary supplies as required by law to the proper election officials on election day. The ballots shall be as prescribed by the State Board of Elections. The quantity of ballots provided shall be at least ten percent more than the number of voters at the last comparable election. No party affiliation may appear on the ballot and the names of the candidates for the respective vacancies shall be printed on the ballot. Each candidate's position on the ballot shall be chosen by lot by the business manager and each candidate may be present or represented when the position on the ballot is being determined. The ballots for school elections shall be available for absentee voting no later than fifteen days prior to election day. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2512; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §14; SL 1957, ch 64, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2314; SL 1975, ch 128, §40; SL 1979, ch 113, §6; SL 1995, ch 91; SL 2004, ch 75, §10; SL 2008, ch 34, §19; SL 2016, ch 43, §4.
SD Codified L § 13-7-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-14 - Absentee voting in school elections.

13-7-14. Absentee voting in school elections.Absentee voting shall be permitted in school district elections, including school district bond elections and shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 12-19. The school board, with the approval of the county auditor and board of county commissioners, may permit absentee ballots to be voted at the county auditor's office in the county of jurisdiction. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §15; SL 1957, ch 65; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2315; SL 1975, ch 128, §41; SL 1995, ch 92, §1; SL 2012, ch 85, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-7-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-17 - Certification of school district election returns--Preservation of ballots and ballot boxes.

13-7-17. Certification of school district election returns--Preservation of ballots and ballot boxes.The returns from a school district election shall be certified by the election board in each polling place, and the ballots, properly sealed in ballot boxes, together with the pollbooks, shall be placed in the custody of the school district's business manager, who shall keep such boxes inviolate for at least sixty days after the canvass of the returns. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2514; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §16; SL 1957, ch 64, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2316; SL 1975, ch 128, §42.
SD Codified L § 13-7-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-18 - Canvass of election results--Certificates of election--Certification of results.

13-7-18. Canvass of election results--Certificates of election--Certification of results.The pollbooks shall be opened and the election results shall be canvassed by the school board at the next meeting and certificates of election shall be issued by the business manager of the district to each successful candidate and election results shall be certified to the county auditor of each county in which the school district is located. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2514; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §16; SL 1957, ch 64, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2316; SL 1975, ch 128, §43; SL 2003, ch 84, §4.
SD Codified L § 13-7-19.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-19.1 - Tie vote--Recount procedure--Resolution by lot.

13-7-19.1. Tie vote--Recount procedure--Resolution by lot.If a tie vote exists after the canvass of the original official returns, the school board making the canvass shall certify the vote to the business manager. The business manager shall then notify the candidates that if no request for recount is made in writing to the business manager within five days, the winner shall be determined by drawing of lots. If no recount request is made or a tie vote between candidates is found to exist on the basis of such recount, the business manager shall fix a time and place for the drawing of lots, giving reasonable notice of the time and place to each of the candidates involved in the tie vote. Drawing of lots shall be in the manner directed by the business manager and the certificate of election shall be issued to the candidate winning in the drawing of lots. Source: SL 1981, ch 130, §2; SL 1995, ch 44, §4.
SD Codified L § 13-7-19.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-19.2 - Close margin in school board election--Request for recount--Recount board established.

13-7-19.2. Close margin in school board election--Request for recount--Recount board established.If any candidate for the school board is defeated by a margin not exceeding two percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for the office, the candidate may, within five days after completion of the official canvass, file with the business manager of the school district a written request for a recount. Upon receipt of a recount request, the business manager shall set the time and place for a recount. A recount board shall be established consisting of one person chosen by each candidate declared elected and by each candidate who is eligible to request a recount. If this board consists of an even number of persons, one additional recount board member shall be appointed by the business manager who shall be mutually agreeable to each candidate involved in the recount. The person having custody of the ballot boxes containing the ballots to be recounted shall produce the ballot boxes before the recount board. All questions arising on the recount shall be determined by majority vote of the recount board. The recount shall proceed as expeditiously as reasonably possible until completed. Source: SL 1982, ch 134, §1; SL 1995, ch 44, §5; SL 1999, ch 78, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-7-19.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-19.3 - Close margin in school election--Petition for recount--Appointment of recount board--Production of ballot boxes--Disputes.

13-7-19.3. Close margin in school election--Petition for recount--Appointment of recount board--Production of ballot boxes--Disputes.A recount shall be conducted if, within five days after completion of the official canvass of a school district regular or special election at which a question is approved or disapproved by a margin not exceeding two percent of the total votes cast in the election, any three registered voters of the school district file a petition duly verified by such voters, setting forth that they believe a recount will change the outcome. A recount board shall be appointed by the business manager who shall appoint one person on each side of the question and one person who shall be mutually agreed upon by the other two appointed. The person having custody of the ballot boxes containing the ballots to be recounted shall produce the ballot boxes before the recount board. Any question arising on the recount shall be determined by majority vote of the recount board. The recount shall proceed as expeditiously as reasonably possible until completed. Source: SL 1982, ch 134, §2; SL 2002, ch 77, §6.
SD Codified L § 13-7-19.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-19.4 - Compensation of recount board.

13-7-19.4. Compensation of recount board.In school district election recounts there shall be paid out of the general fund of the school district to the members of the recount board compensation set by the school board, to be not less than the minimum wage established by §60-11-3. Source: SL 1982, ch 134, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-7-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-27 - Definitions.

13-7-27. Definitions.The terms "election," "candidate," "election officials," "elector," "voter," and "registration officials" when used in a school district election or petition are defined in §12-1-3. Source: SL 1985, ch 119, §10.
SD Codified L § 13-7-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-30 - Information regarding school elections to be provided in school board minutes.

13-7-30. Information regarding school elections to be provided in school board minutes.For the most recent annual school election conducted in each school district as provided in §13-7-10, each school board shall provide in the school board minutes the following information:(1)The number of registered voters of the school district on the date voter registration closes;(2)The number of registered voters of the school district who voted in the election;(3)The percentage of registered voters of the school district who voted in the election; and(4)If the election was held in conjunction with a regular municipal election as provided in §13-7-10.1 or with the regular June primary as provided in §13-7-10.3.If the annual election was not conducted because there was neither a contested vacancy on the school board nor any question submitted to the voters, the school board shall provide that information in the school board minutes. Source: SL 2018, ch 91, §1.