{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-17b-13.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-17B-13.2","heading":"Cast vote record or ballot image--Public record--Exceptions to release--Expenses.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of § 12-17B-13, the governing body of the jurisdiction conducting the election may not release any cast vote record or collection of ballot images if the cast vote record or any ballot image:\n(1) Indicates the date, time, or order in which a ballot was cast;\n(2) Contains any unredacted personal information that may be used to identify the voter who cast the ballot;\n(3) Provides the tabulating equipment's data in the order in which the data was generated;\n(4) Does not include all the ballots that were cast at the precinct polling place or vote center;\n(5) Is from a precinct polling place or vote center in which fewer than one hundred ballots were cast, and the cast vote record or ballot images have not been:\n(a) Redacted to exclude the ballot style name, ballot style number, and any contest that is unique to the precinct; and\n(b) Combined with the cast vote record or ballot images from at least one other precinct or vote center to be released as a collection that contains more than one hundred ballots; or\n(6) Is related to a ballot style of which fewer than one hundred ballots were cast, and the cast vote record or ballot images have not been:\n(a) Redacted to exclude the ballot style name, ballot style number, and any contest that is unique to the ballot style; and\n(b) Combined with the cast vote record or ballot images related to another ballot style to be released as a collection that contains more than one hundred ballots.\nThe jurisdiction conducting the election is responsible for all expenses associated with producing, storing, archiving, and releasing a cast vote record or a collection of ballot images.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-17B. AUTOMATIC TABULATING SYSTEMS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-17B-13.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"49b57cd19493a40405b08ce30f48bb44ec4ef09cebb35a1fb6c4a7c208f18724","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-17b-13.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-17b-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}