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Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
candidate not on the ballot. The certificate of election for a municipal candidate not on the ballot shall be in the following form: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTY OF ______________ MUNICIPALITY OF ______________ CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT was duly nominated and having no opposition at the Municipal Election is hereby declared elected to the office of ___________ for a term of _____years, beginning ___________. Dated at ___________________, South Dakota, this _____ day of __________, 20 ____. _______________________________ (Clerk, Auditor or Finance Officer)
Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979.
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
Law Implemented
- SDCL 9-13-5 ↗Amended by HB1130 (2025) — Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Amended by HB1300 (2022) — provide for certain permissible dates for municipal and school district election