Changes to Existing Law

The county auditor or other local election official charged with the conduct of local elections a primary election shall give notice of the offices that are any office to be filled by13 nomination or by declaration and the deadlines deadline for filing in all official newspapers in the appropriate district, at least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the last publication 100 copies were printed on recycled paper by the South DakotaLegislative Research Council at a cost of $.167 per page.v Insertions into existing statutes are indicated by underscores.Deletions from existing statutes are indicated by overstrikes. - 2 -HB 1026 to be not less than ten nor more than fifteen days before the deadline for filing between the fifteenth and thirtieth day of January in an even-numbered year. A local election official charged with the conduct of a local election shall give notice of any office to be filled by nomination or by declaration and the deadline for filing a nominating petition, in all official newspapers in the locality, at least once each week for two consecutive weeks. The last publication in the notice may not be less than ten nor more than fifteen days before the deadline for filing. The provisions of this section apply unless otherwise provided by law specifically governing the election. That same Any election official shall give a further notice of each election stating the date and time of9 the election, and designating each polling places place for the election, in all official newspapers10 at least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the last publication to be not less than four11 nor more than ten days before the election. However, for For any secondary election as provided for in under § 12-6-51.1, one notice shall be published along with a copy of the ballot in each13 of the newspapers newspaper in the state which publish that publishes on Saturday and Sunday. The secretary of state shall direct the newspapers to publish the ballot and notice on the eleventh15 or twelfth day after the primary election. The secretary of state shall pay all costs of publication.

The county central committee of a political party is comprised of precinct18 committeemen and the precinct committeewomen of each the political party; the state19 committeemen and committeewomen; the county chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary- treasurer or secretary and treasurer; and the elected public officers who reside in the county and21 other officers as designated by the party's constitution or bylaws, constitute the county central committee of their respective parties. They. A county central committee of a political party shall23 form their the party organization by electing a county chairperson and other officers as24 - 3 -HB 1026 determined by the party's constitution or bylaws. The name and mailing address of the county1 chairperson shall be certified to the county auditor and state party chairperson immediately2 following the election of the county chairperson or change of the county chairperson. The name3 and mailing address of the county officer responsible for the records and reports required4 pursuant to under chapter 12-27 shall be certified to the secretary of state immediately following5 the election. The name and mailing address of the state party chairperson shall be certified to6 the secretary of state immediately following the election or appointment of the state party7 chairperson.

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 12-6-7 a nominating petition for a candidate5 for office in the State Legislature, county political public office, and county party office shall6 be signed by not less than fifty voters or not less than one percent of the voters who cast their7 vote for the party's gubernatorial candidate, whichever is less. The petition shall clearly designate the senatorial or representative district number and house for which said individual the person is a candidate.