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South Dakota · Through 2026-08-31

SDCL § 12-2-8: Postponement of election for weather conditions.

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  1. TITLE 12. ELECTIONS
  2. CHAPTER 12-2. DATES AND HOURS OF ELECTIONS

No earlier than twenty-four hours before the polls open, the person in charge of the election may call a special emergency meeting, pursuant to §§ 1-25-1 and 1-25-1.1, of the local governing board to postpone any election, except a primary or general election, for one week if the weather conditions put into question the opening of a polling place. The polling place shall then remain open for the same number of hours as it would normally have been open. Absentee voting shall continue pursuant to chapter 12-19.

Collected 2026-09-03T15:18:56Z. Source file · JSON

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