Section 12-22-33 - Dismissal of insufficient complaint--Hearing of evidence--Entry of orders anddecisions. - South Dakota Statutes

12-22-33. Dismissal of insufficient complaint--Hearing of evidence--Entry of orders and decisions. If, in the opinion of the court, the grounds alleged for the contest are insufficient, the complaint shall be dismissed. If the grounds are sufficient, the court shall proceed in a summary manner and may hear evidence, examine the returns, recount the ballots, and enter such orders and decisions as the facts and the law may require.

Source: SL 1937, ch 123; SDC 1939, § 16.0239.