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Rule 05:02:19:05 Candidate's petition for recount.

          5:02:19:05.  Candidate's petition for recount. Legislative and local candidates shall file the petition for recount with the applicable county auditors. All other candidates shall file the petition with the secretary of state. A candidate's petition for recount shall be in the following form:

CANDIDATE'S PETITION FOR RECOUNT

          I, _____________________, candidate for the office of _____________________________, believe that a recount will change the result of the election held on the _____ day of __________, 20____, and I petition for a recount of all votes cast for this office in every precinct which has not previously been recounted.

                                                                                                (Signed)________________________

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA)

                                                          )    SS        VERIFICATION

COUNTY OF _____________        )

          I, ____________________, under oath, state that I read and signed the foregoing petition and know its contents and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the statement is true.

                                                                                                (Signed)________________________

Sworn to before me this _____ day of __________, 20____.

(Seal)                                                                                       _______________________________

                                                                                                Officer Administering Oath

My Commission Expires _________

_______________________________

                                                                                                Title of Officer Administering Oath

          Source: 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989.

          General Authority:SDCL 12-1-9.

          Law Implemented:SDCL 12-21-10, 12-21-11, 12-21-12.


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