Primary Elections

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Section
12-6-1

Offices to which chapter applies.

Section
12-6-2

Third-term gubernatorial nomination prohibited.

Section
12-6-3

Candidacy for more than one office in same election prohibited--Exceptions.

Section
12-6-3.1

Legislative candidates required to reside in district of candidacy.

Section
12-6-3.2

Candidate required to register with party.

Section
12-6-4

Petition required to place candidate's name on primary ballot--Time and place of filing.

Section
12-6-4.1

Earliest time for circulating petitions or certificates.

Section
12-6-4.2

12-6-4.2.Repealed by SL 1997, ch 75, §7.

Section
12-6-5

Form of nominating petition prescribed by state board.

Section
12-6-6

Joint petitions for delegate candidates--Individual petitions otherwise required.

Section
12-6-7

Nominating petitions--Several sheets--Signature requirements.

Section
12-6-7.1

Repealed.

Section
12-6-8

Time and manner of signing petition--Declaration of candidate--Verification--Signing for independent or nonpolitical candidate.

Section
12-6-8.1

Withdrawal from primary election--Time and place of filing.

Section
12-6-9

Unopposed candidate automatically nominated--Primary not held if no contest.

Section
12-6-10

12-6-10.Repealed by SL 1973, ch 74, §14.

Section
12-6-11

Certification to county auditors of nominating petitions filed with secretary of state.

Section
12-6-12

12-6-12, 12-6-13.Repealed by SL 1973, ch 74, §14.

Section
12-6-14

Form of official primary ballot prescribed by state board.

Section
12-6-14.1

12-6-14.1.Repealed by SL 1996, ch 94, §2.

Section
12-6-15

12-6-15 to 12-6-17.Repealed by SL 1973, ch 74, §14.

Section
12-6-18

12-6-18.Repealed by SL 1972, ch 85, §4.

Section
12-6-19

12-6-19 to 12-6-25.Repealed by SL 1973, ch 74, §14.

Section
12-6-26

Qualifications of voters at primary--Party registration requirements.

Section
12-6-26.1

12-6-26.1 to 12-6-49.Repealed by SL 1973, ch 74, §14.

Section
12-6-50

Nomination by plurality at primary.

Section
12-6-51

12-6-51.Repealed by SL 1985, ch 110, §3.

Section
12-6-51.1

Percentage of votes required to run for Senate, House of Representatives, or Governor--Runoff election.

Section
12-6-51.2

12-6-51.2.Repealed by SL 1999, ch 72, §1.

Section
12-6-51.3

Certification of runoff candidates.

Section
12-6-51.4

12-6-51.4.Repealed by SL 2008, ch 34, §10.

Section
12-6-52

Party officials elected by plurality at primary.

Section
12-6-53

12-6-53, 12-6-54.Repealed by SL 1973, ch 74, §14.

Section
12-6-55

Withdrawal by nominee--Time and place of filing.

Section
12-6-56

Party committee--Party candidate vacancies.

Section
12-6-56.1

Rejected by referendum.

Section
12-6-57

Meeting of party committee to fill vacancies--Manner of voting.

Section
12-6-58

Application of vacancy provisions to special congressional elections.

Section
12-6-59

12-6-59 to 12-6-63.Repealed by SL 1973, ch 74, §14.

Section
12-6-64

Liberal construction of primary election laws.

Section
12-6-65

Defeated candidate--Prohibition.