{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-14-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-14-17","heading":"Vote centers.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, a jurisdiction may conduct an election using vote centers in accordance with this section. The election shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable election laws and rules other than:\n(1) The jurisdiction may use vote centers that allow voters in the jurisdiction to vote at any of the vote centers in lieu of establishing precincts and wards for the election;\n(2) Any person who is registered to vote and living in the jurisdiction may be appointed as a polling place superintendent or deputy to any of the vote centers;\n(3) Secure, encrypted electronic pollbooks shall be used in lieu of paper registration books;\n(4) The entire jurisdiction is designated as one voting precinct for the election; and\n(5) Any jurisdiction that uses vote centers shall provide a printed paper voter registration list and a printed and bound paper pollbook to each vote center prior to the opening of the polls.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-14. PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-14-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0b3481283aed6fa262cf12d1da0ffcd04f25ef5418a5c036cf976ecdc4adc8de","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-14-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-15-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}