25.772.11 100th Legislative Session 1164
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1164
ENROLLED
AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant
governor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 12-5-21 be AMENDED:
12-5-21. In a year when the Governor is to be elected, the delegates selected to
participate in the state convention shall nominate candidates for attorney general,
secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, commissioner of school and public lands,
and public utilities commissioner. In the years when a President of the United States is to
be elected, the delegates shall nominate a candidate for public utilities commissioner,
presidential electors, and national committeeman and national committeewoman of the
party.
Section 2. That chapter 12-5 be amended with a NEW SECTION:
A candidate for Governor shall nominate a candidate for lieutenant governor by
certifying the nomination to the secretary of state no later than five p.m. central time on
the second Tuesday in August in the year of the election. The candidate for Governor and
the candidate's nominee for lieutenant governor shall sign the certification.
A candidate for lieutenant governor may withdraw from the nomination by filing a
request under oath with the secretary of state. If a candidate for lieutenant governor
withdraws, the candidate for Governor must nominate a replacement by certifying the
nomination to the secretary of state no later than five p.m. central time on the second
Tuesday in August in the year of the election. The candidate for Governor and the
candidate's replacement nominee for lieutenant governor shall sign the certification.
The secretary of state may not place the name of the candidate for Governor on
the general election ballot until a candidate for lieutenant governor has been certified. 25.772.11 2 1164
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The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26,
prescribing the forms of the certification and withdrawal of a candidate for lieutenant
governor.
Section 3. That § 12-7-1.2 be AMENDED:
12-7-1.2. An independent candidate for Governor shall nominate a candidate for
lieutenant governor by certifying the nomination to the secretary of state no later than
five p.m. central time on the second Tuesday in August in the year of election. The
candidate and the candidate's nominee for lieutenant governor shall sign the certification.
An independent candidate for lieutenant governor may withdraw from the
nomination by filing a request under oath with the secretary of state. If an independent
candidate for lieutenant governor withdraws, the independent candidate for Governor
must nominate a replacement candidate for lieutenant governor by certifying the
nomination to the secretary of state no later than five p.m. central time on the second
Tuesday in August in the year of the election. The independent candidate for Governor
and the candidate's replacement nominee for lieutenant governor shall sign the
certification.
The secretary of state may not place the name of the candidate for Governor on
the general election ballot until a candidate for lieutenant governor has been certified. 25.772.11 3 1164
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An Act to revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
House as Bill No. 1164
Chief Clerk
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1164
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,
2025 at ____________M.
By
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2025
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2025
at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By
Asst. Secretary of State