{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-17b-21","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-17B-21","heading":"Post-election audit--Public access--Notice--Publication.","body":"A post-election audit conducted pursuant to §§ 12-17B-18 to 12-17B-25, inclusive, must be open to the public. Members of the public shall keep a reasonable distance so as to not interfere with the audit process. The county auditor shall post notice of the time and place of the audit in the same manner as a public meeting agenda pursuant to § 1-25-1.1 and provide the notice to the county chair of each political party that has a candidate on the ballot. The person in charge of the election shall post the notice of the time and place of the audit to the secretary of state's website.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-17B. AUTOMATIC TABULATING SYSTEMS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-17B-21","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a3fa880a4a0dcec99ae8202180d1498e524fdfcce2dad7afc2643f08d58a666c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-17b-20","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-17b-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}