05:02:06:03.02Deadline for request to be on retention ballot.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
By the first Tuesday in August, an incumbent justice of the Supreme Court shall request the secretary of state to place the justice's name on the Supreme Court justice retention ballot.
Source: 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983.
General Authority
- SDCL 12-1-9 ↗Amended by HB1324 (2026) — abolish the State Board of Elections.Amended by HB1199 (2023) — require postelection audits.Amended by HB1329 (2022) — require a forensic audit of election results after each presidential general ele