Section 46A-7A-22 - Nomination petitions for initial directors--Certification of nominees. - South Dakota Statutes

46A-7A-22. Nomination petitions for initial directors--Certification of nominees. Nominating petitions for the initial board of directors of the district shall be provided by the state board and shall be filed with the state board not later than thirty days prior to the election. The petitions shall be in a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections and shall be signed by at least ten qualified electors of the district division. If two or more nominating petitions are filed for any division, the state board shall certify the nomination of candidates to the proper county auditors and shall furnish nonpolitical sample and official ballots in adequate numbers in time to permit distribution of the ballots by the auditors. If only one nominating petition is filed for any division, no election for director need be held in that division.

Source: SL 1985, ch 360, § 22.