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- SDCL § 12-19-38 · Appointment of absentee ballot counting board--Number of members.
- SDCL § 12-19-39 · Oath of board members--Compensation.
- SDCL § 12-19-40
- SDCL § 12-19-41 · Absentee ballot counting board--Powers and duties.
- SDCL § 12-19-42 · Envelope containing voted ballots kept closed--Delivery to county board.
- SDCL § 12-19-43 · Absentee ballot counting board--Reviewing and processing ballots--Prior notice.
- SDCL § 12-19-44 · Counting process open to poll watchers--Reasonable distance--Records associating voter with ballot prohibited--Penalty.
- SDCL § 12-19-45 · Record of applicants' names, addresses, and voting precincts--Delivery to counting board--Record of authorized messengers.
- SDCL § 12-19-46 · Commencement of count when polls close.
- SDCL § 12-19-47
- SDCL § 12-19-48
- SDCL § 12-19-49
- SDCL § 12-19-50 · Forms for recording tally--Special pollbook--Tally added to home precinct totals.
- SDCL § 12-19-51
- SDCL § 12-19-52 · Electronic voting systems.
- SDCL § 12-19-53 · Contracting for services of county auditor from another county.
- SDCL § 12-19-54 · Payment for assisting voters based on number of voters assisted prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
- SDCL § 12-19-55 · Receipt of payment for assisting voters based on number of voters assisted prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
- SDCL § 12-20-1 · Delivery of supplies to counting board--Certificate of transmittal and receipt--Commencement of count--Continuation without adjournment--Comparison and correction of poll lists--Penalty.
- SDCL § 12-20-1.1 · National voter--Ballot counting.
- SDCL § 12-20-2 · Opening of ballot box--Sorting and counting of unopened ballots--Ballots folded together.
- SDCL § 12-20-2.1 · Return of provisional ballot envelopes and unopened absentee ballots.
- SDCL § 12-20-3 · Drawing of excess ballots.
- SDCL § 12-20-4
- SDCL § 12-20-5 · Count of votes for candidates--Scrutiny of ballots by precinct deputies--Decisions on disputed ballots.
- SDCL § 12-20-5.1 · Determination of validity of provisional ballots.
- SDCL § 12-20-6 · Unstamped ballots not counted.
- SDCL § 12-20-7 · Ballot not counted when voter's choice indeterminable--Promulgation of rules defining standards.
- SDCL § 12-20-8 · Precinct superintendent and precinct deputies to record intention of voter.
- SDCL § 12-20-9
- SDCL § 12-20-10 · Blank list for unofficial return of precinct vote for candidates and submitted questions--Return envelope.
- SDCL § 12-20-11 · Entry of precinct vote on unofficial return list--Return with election returns.
- SDCL § 12-20-12
- SDCL § 12-20-13 · Tabulation and public release of unofficial returns--Entry into central election reporting system.
- SDCL § 12-20-13.1 · Means of counting provisional ballots--Appointment of officials.
- SDCL § 12-20-13.2 · Counting provisional ballots--Certification.
- SDCL § 12-20-13.3 · Counting provisional ballots--Alternate time.
- SDCL § 12-20-13.4 · Counting provisional ballots--Notice.
- SDCL § 12-20-14
- SDCL § 12-20-15 · State messenger to secure delinquent returns--Expenses deducted from county auditor's salary.
- SDCL § 12-20-16
- SDCL § 12-20-17 · Returns not disclosed until all polls in state closed.
- SDCL § 12-20-18 · Entry of candidates' votes in precinct pollbooks.
- SDCL § 12-20-19
- SDCL § 12-20-20 · Sealing of ballot boxes after deposit of counted ballots--Violation as misdemeanor.
- SDCL § 12-20-21 · Return of ballot boxes, returns, records and supplies to officer in charge--Tampering prohibited--Violation as felony.
- SDCL § 12-20-21.1 · Circumstances requiring report of official returns by telephone.
- SDCL § 12-20-21.2 · Write-in votes not to be counted--Other votes on ballot.
- SDCL § 12-20-22
- SDCL § 12-20-28
- SDCL § 12-20-29
- SDCL § 12-20-31 · Destruction of ballots and pollbooks--Period for which held.
- SDCL § 12-20-32 · Preservation of ballot boxes and pollbooks--Delivery of pollbooks to county canvassing board--Violation as felony.
- SDCL § 12-20-33
- SDCL § 12-20-34
- SDCL § 12-20-35 · Returns not refused for irregularity--Certificate issued to candidate with most votes.
- SDCL § 12-20-36 · Time for canvass--Governing board as canvassing board--Representatives for absent board members--Notice--Publication.
- SDCL § 12-20-37 · Secretary of state to provide guidance and direction in making returns.
- SDCL § 12-20-38 · Abstracts of precinct returns prepared by Board of Canvassers--Certification--Deposit.
- SDCL § 12-20-38.1 · Certified copy of official county canvass furnished to secretary of state--Permanent record.
- SDCL § 12-20-39 · Election by plurality.
- SDCL § 12-20-40 · Certificate of election delivered by county auditor to persons elected to local office.
- SDCL § 12-20-41
- SDCL § 12-20-46 · Composition of State Canvassing Board--Candidate disqualified from participation.
- SDCL § 12-20-47 · Time of convening of state canvassers--Adjournment to obtain late returns.
- SDCL § 12-20-48 · Abstract by state canvassers of county returns--Signature and seal--Recording and filing of abstracts.
- SDCL § 12-20-48.1 · National convention slates and votes--Certification.
- SDCL § 12-20-49 · Certificate of election issued for federal, state or legislative office.
- SDCL § 12-20-50
- SDCL § 12-20-51 · Disputes decided by majority of state canvassers--Irregularities disregarded.
- SDCL § 12-20-52 · Rules and regulations for counting and canvass of vote.
- SDCL § 12-21-1 · Purpose of chapter--Liberal construction.
- SDCL § 12-21-2 · Composition and appointment of county recount board--Individuals disqualified from serving--Oath--Promulgation of rules.
- SDCL § 12-21-3 · Notice of appointment and time and place of recount--Notice to candidates.
- SDCL § 12-21-3.1 · Meeting of recount board open to the public--Penalty.
- SDCL § 12-21-4 · Compensation--Recount referee and appointed board members.
- SDCL § 12-21-4.1 · Mileage allowance--Recount board members.
- SDCL § 12-21-5
- SDCL § 12-21-6 · Application of chapter.
- SDCL § 12-21-6.1 · Code of regulations to govern recounts.
- SDCL § 12-21-7 · Conditions under which recount made.
- SDCL § 12-21-8 · Precinct recount on petition by voters of precinct.
- SDCL § 12-21-9 · Extended time for filing additional precinct recount petitions.
- SDCL § 12-21-10 · Complete recount on candidate's petition in close local election.
- SDCL § 12-21-11 · Candidate's recount petition for multi-county legislative district--Margin required--Deadline to complete.
- SDCL § 12-21-11.1 · Notice to secretary of state of petition filed with county auditor.
- SDCL § 12-21-12 · Candidate's recount petition for state or district office--Margin required--Notice to county auditors.
- SDCL § 12-21-13 · Computation of total vote where two or more candidates elected to same office.
- SDCL § 12-21-14 · Voters' recount petition for state ballot question--Margin required--Form--Notice to county auditors.
- SDCL § 12-21-15 · Petition for presidential election recount--Margin required--Time of filing--Notice to county auditors.
- SDCL § 12-21-16 · Tie vote certified by canvassing board--Automatic recount.
- SDCL § 12-21-17
- SDCL § 12-21-18 · Chapter not applicable where runoff election required.
- SDCL § 12-21-19 · Joint petition by defeated candidates.
- SDCL § 12-21-20 · Notice to circuit judge of recount petition--Appointment and convening of recount board.
- SDCL § 12-21-20.1 · Appointment of additional recount board.
- SDCL § 12-21-21 · Adjournment by board to another place.
- SDCL § 12-21-22 · Adjournment to permit combining separate recounts of same ballots.
- SDCL § 12-21-23 · Majority vote of county recount board--Quorum.
- SDCL § 12-21-24 · Materials to be provided to recount board--Determination as to whether ballot countable.