South Dakota Statutes § 12-22-7 Original jurisdiction of contests
Statute Text
Original jurisdiction over such contests shall be as follows:
(1)
As to contests involving state offices, or judicial officers in the Supreme Court;
(2)
As to all other contests, in the circuit court of a county which includes the locality where the election or some part thereof was conducted.
Source
SDC 1939, § 16.1905; SL 1974, ch 118, § 192.
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