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- SDCL § 12-14-14 · Sign to identify polling place on election day.
- SDCL § 12-14-15 · Change in precinct boundary or polling place.
- SDCL § 12-14-16 · Campaign signs at nonpublicly-owned polling place.
- SDCL § 12-14-17 · Vote centers.
- SDCL § 12-15-1 · Appointment by county auditor of precinct election officials--Names submitted by parties.
- SDCL § 12-15-1.1
- SDCL § 12-15-1.3 · Precinct assistant--Appointment--Duties.
- SDCL § 12-15-2 · Precinct superintendent and deputy to be registered voters and residents of precinct--Vacancy on precinct election board.
- SDCL § 12-15-2.1 · Precinct superintendent and precinct deputy prohibited to serve as poll watchers.
- SDCL § 12-15-3 · Distribution of precinct officials among parties--Superintendent from majority party--Eligible appointees when list not provided.
- SDCL § 12-15-4
- SDCL § 12-15-5
- SDCL § 12-15-6
- SDCL § 12-15-7 · Meetings of precinct officials for instruction on laws and duties--Compensation for attendance.
- SDCL § 12-15-8
- SDCL § 12-15-9 · Oath of precinct officials--Entry in pollbook--Violation of oath as misdemeanor.
- SDCL § 12-15-10 · Replacement of precinct superintendent or precinct deputy failing to take oath or to serve.
- SDCL § 12-15-11 · Fee paid precinct superintendent and precinct deputy--Mileage for returning pollbooks and ballot boxes.
- SDCL § 12-15-12
- SDCL § 12-15-13 · Certification of fee of precinct superintendent and precinct deputy--Order for payment from treasury.
- SDCL § 12-15-14 · Counting boards in large paper ballot precincts--Duties.
- SDCL § 12-15-14.1 · Counting boards in smaller precincts to avoid unreasonable delay.
- SDCL § 12-15-14.2
- SDCL § 12-15-14.3 · Certain relatives of candidates prohibited from serving on election and counting boards.
- SDCL § 12-15-15
- SDCL § 12-16-1 · Printed ballots to be provided--Candidates listed--Sample ballots--Challenge--Submitted questions.
- SDCL § 12-16-1.1 · Automatic election of unopposed candidate--Certificate of election.
- SDCL § 12-16-1.2
- SDCL § 12-16-2 · Paper and printing specifications--Columns for parties and independent candidates--Automatic tabulating systems.
- SDCL § 12-16-2.1 · Colors for ballots.
- SDCL § 12-16-3
- SDCL § 12-16-3.1 · Order of party columns.
- SDCL § 12-16-4
- SDCL § 12-16-5 · Order of offices placed on ballot.
- SDCL § 12-16-6 · Presidential and vice-presidential candidates listed--Single square to vote for electors.
- SDCL § 12-16-7 · Number stated where more than one to be chosen--More than one independent candidate.
- SDCL § 12-16-8 · Order of listing candidates for same office in same column.
- SDCL § 12-16-9 · Form for official ballot at general election.
- SDCL § 12-16-10 · Election of two or more candidates to same office--Official ballot.
- SDCL § 12-16-10.1 · Candidacy for more than one office prohibited--Exception.
- SDCL § 12-16-11
- SDCL § 12-16-12
- SDCL § 12-16-14 · Affidavit for correction of errors in ballot--Circuit court order--Patent errors corrected without order.
- SDCL § 12-16-15 · Posting of sample ballots.
- SDCL § 12-16-16 · Publication of facsimile ballots--Time for publication.
- SDCL § 12-16-16.1 · Publication of facsimile ballots by counties using same legal newspaper.
- SDCL § 12-16-16.2 · Publication of facsimile ballots--Compensation of newspapers.
- SDCL § 12-16-17 · Number of official and sample ballots provided to precincts--Reserve supply retained and delivered on request--Samples or photocopies used in emergency.
- SDCL § 12-16-18 · Delivery of ballots to precinct superintendents--Packaging and marking--Receipts.
- SDCL § 12-16-19 · Delivery of ballots and supplies at instruction meeting--Sheriff to receive in absence of precinct superintendent or precinct deputy.
- SDCL § 12-16-20 · Delivery of unbroken package to election board--Receipts.
- SDCL § 12-16-21 · Replacement of ballots lost, stolen, or not delivered--Additional ballots.
- SDCL § 12-16-22
- SDCL § 12-16-23 · Voting rights notices and instructions.
- SDCL § 12-16-24
- SDCL § 12-16-25 · Posting of instruction cards and posters in polling place.
- SDCL § 12-16-26 · Construction of ballot boxes--Openings.
- SDCL § 12-16-27
- SDCL § 12-16-28 · Pollbooks--Voter registration lists.
- SDCL § 12-16-29
- SDCL § 12-16-30 · Official stamp for ballots--Delivery of stamp and supplies.
- SDCL § 12-16-31
- SDCL § 12-16-32 · Separate tally sheets provided.
- SDCL § 12-16-33
- SDCL § 12-16-34 · Rules and columns on tally sheets.
- SDCL § 12-16-35 · Listing of candidates and submitted questions on tally sheets.
- SDCL § 12-16-36 · Space for tally marks and vote totals on tally sheets.
- SDCL § 12-16-37 · Space for tallying votes on submitted questions.
- SDCL § 12-16-38 · Tallying and marking of votes--Entry of total votes.
- SDCL § 12-16-39 · Tally sheets for candidates and submitted questions.
- SDCL § 12-16-40
- SDCL § 12-16-41 · Tally lists govern over certificate.
- SDCL § 12-17-1
- SDCL § 12-17-5
- SDCL § 12-17-6
- SDCL § 12-17B-1 · Definition of terms.
- SDCL § 12-17B-2 · Requirements for automatic tabulating, electronic ballot marking, and election voting equipment systems--Approval of changes or modifications.
- SDCL § 12-17B-2.1
- SDCL § 12-17B-3 · Authority of governing body to adopt, experiment with or abandon system.
- SDCL § 12-17B-4 · Contract by political subdivision with county for use of system.
- SDCL § 12-17B-5 · Testing system before election--Notice--Publication--Certification of errorless machine--Promulgation of rules--Additional testing if error found--Independent candidate and ballot committee contact information.
- SDCL § 12-17B-5.1 · Procedure for testing system before election--Test ballots retained.
- SDCL § 12-17B-5.2 · Updates to automatic tabulating equipment prohibited after testing--Seal--Promulgation of rules.
- SDCL § 12-17B-6 · Sufficient amount of equipment and supplies required.
- SDCL § 12-17B-6.1 · Electronic ballot marking system required where candidate for federal office on ballot.
- SDCL § 12-17B-7 · Voting instructions--Manner of giving instructions.
- SDCL § 12-17B-8
- SDCL § 12-17B-9 · Transporting sealed ballot box.
- SDCL § 12-17B-10 · Direction of proceedings at counting location--Open to public.
- SDCL § 12-17B-11 · Equal party representation amongst persons employed to receive, process or tabulate ballots--Submission of employee list--Oath required.
- SDCL § 12-17B-12 · Test of system repeated prior to counting ballots.
- SDCL § 12-17B-13 · Procedure for tabulating votes--Results as unofficial returns--Public records--Software limitation--Certification by board.
- SDCL § 12-17B-13.1 · Operation of automatic tabulating equipment--Return of ballots--Out-stacking of ballots.
- SDCL § 12-17B-13.2 · Cast vote record or ballot image--Public record--Exceptions to release--Expenses.
- SDCL § 12-17B-14 · Duplicate ballots substituted for rejected ballots.
- SDCL § 12-17B-15 · Sealing and storing tabulated ballots and program board.
- SDCL § 12-17B-16 · Recount procedures.
- SDCL § 12-17B-17 · Promulgation of rules.
- SDCL § 12-17B-18 · Post-election audit--Auditing board--Members--Promulgation of rules.
- SDCL § 12-17B-19 · Post-election audit--Payment of costs--Promulgation of rules.