12-9-12. Preparation of judicial primary ballots--Order of listing candidates.
At all primary elections at which candidates for judicial office are to be nominated and a primary is required there shall be prepared and furnished by the several county auditors, separate ballots upon which shall be placed the names of the candidates for such offices, which ballots shall be entitled "nonpolitical judiciary ballot" and shall contain no other designation. The names of all candidates shall be placed thereon without any party designation in the order designated by the secretary of state.
Source: SL 1921, ch 224, §5; SL 1925, ch 162, §2; SDC 1939, §16.0305; SL 1974, ch 118, §42.