South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

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1		-	25.443.13 100th Legislative Session 89
	1	+	25.443.12 100th Legislative Session 89
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4	4		2025 South Dakota Legislature
5	5		Senate Bill 89
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8		-	AN ACT
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11		-	ENTITLED An Act to repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a
12		-	separate nonpolitical ballot.
13		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
14		-	Section 1. That § 12-16-1 be AMENDED:
15		-	12-16-1. The county auditor shall provide printed ballots for each election in which
16		-	the voters of the entire county participate. Except as provided in § 12-6-9, printed ballots
17		-	for a primary election must contain the name of each candidate who has filed for
18		-	nomination and is approved. The printed ballots for the election of officers must contain
19		-	the name of each candidate whose nomination has been certified or filed with the county
20		-	auditor in the manner provided by law, unless the candidate is deemed elected by having
21		-	no opposition. The names of the candidates must appear on the ballot exactly as listed in
22		-	the declaration of candidacy of the candidates' nominating petitions.
23		-	Sample ballots must be printed on paper of a different color from the official ballot
24		-	but in the same form. The sample ballots and official ballots must be printed and in the
25		-	possession of the county auditor not later than forty-eight days prior to a primary or
26		-	general election. If there is a challenge pursuant to § 12-1-13 or 12-1-16, official ballots
27		-	may not be printed until the challenge has been resolved or until sixty days prior to the
28		-	primary or general election, whichever occurs first.
29		-	The county auditor shall prepare the necessary ballots, if any question is required
30		-	to be submitted to the voters of the county. Ballots for general elections must be of the
31		-	style and form prescribed in §§ 12-16-2 to 12-16-10.1, inclusive.
32		-	Section 2. That § 12-16-11 be REPEALED. 25.443.13 2 89
33		-	SB89 ENROLLED
34		-	An Act to repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical
35		-	ballot.
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40		-	I certify that the attached Act originated in
41		-	the:
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43		-	Senate as Bill No. 89
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47		-	Secretary of the Senate
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52		-	President of the Senate
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54		-	Attest:
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59		-	Secretary of the Senate
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64		-	Speaker of the House
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66		-	Attest:
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72		-	Chief Clerk
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	12	+	Introduced by: Senator Pischke
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76		-	Senate Bill No. 89
77		-	File No. ____
78		-	Chapter No. ______
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82		-	Received at this Executive Office
83		-	this _____ day of _____________,
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85		-	2025 at ____________M.
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89		-	By
90		-	for the Governor
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93		-	The attached Act is hereby
94		-	approved this ________ day of
95		-	______________, A.D., 2025
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101		-	Governor
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103		-	STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
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105		-	Office of the Secretary of State
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108		-	Filed ____________, 2025
109		-	at _________ o'clock __M.
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115		-	Secretary of State
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119		-	By
120		-	Asst. Secretary of State
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	16	+	An Act to repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate 1
	17	+	nonpolitical ballot. 2
	18	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
	19	+	Section 1. That § 12-16-1 be AMENDED: 4
	20	+	12-16-1. The county auditor shall provide printed ballots for each election in which 5
	21	+	the voters of the entire county participate. Except as provided in § 12-6-9, printed ballots 6
	22	+	for a primary election shall must contain the name of each candidate who has filed for 7
	23	+	nomination and is approved. The printed ballots for the election of officers shall must 8
	24	+	contain the name of each candidate whose nomination has been certified or filed with the 9
	25	+	county auditor in the manner provided by law, unless the candidate is deemed elected by 10
	26	+	having no opposition. The names of the candidates shall must appear on the ballot exactly 11
	27	+	as listed in the declaration of candidacy of the candidates' nominating petitions. 12
	28	+	Sample ballots shall must be printed on paper of a different color from the official 13
	29	+	ballot but in the same form. The sample ballots and official ballots shall must be printed 14
	30	+	and in the possession of the county auditor not later than forty-eight days prior to a 15
	31	+	primary or general election. However, if If there is a challenge pursuant to § 12-1-13 or 16
	32	+	12-1-16, official ballots may not be printed until the challenge has been resolved or until 17
	33	+	sixty days prior to the primary or general election, whichever occurs first. 18
	34	+	The county auditor shall also prepare the necessary ballots, if any question is 19
	35	+	required to be submitted to the voters of the county. Ballots for general elections shall 20
	36	+	must be of the style and form prescribed in §§ 12-16-2 to 12-16-11 12-16-10.1, inclusive. 21
	37	+	Section 2. That § 12-16-11 be REPEALED. 22
	38	+	At each general election when judicial officers are elected, there shall be a separate 23
	39	+	ballot entitled "nonpolitical judiciary ballot" which shall be prescribed by the State Board 24
	40	+	of Elections. 25