{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-19-9.3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-19-9.3","heading":"Ballot drop boxes prohibited--Exclusions--Promulgation of rules--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"The person in charge of the election may not establish or place, or allow any individual to establish or place, an absentee ballot drop box within the official's jurisdiction. A completed absentee ballot may only be returned to an office of the individual in charge of the election pursuant to § 12-19-7.\nFor the purposes of this section, the term, absentee ballot drop box, means a receptacle or container into which an individual may deposit a completed absentee ballot. This term excludes a county auditor's means for physically securing a completed absentee ballot as required by § 12-19-10 or 12-19-42, including a secured and monitored receptacle or container at the office of the individual in charge of the election. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, prescribing the requirements to ensure the security of the receptacle or container located at the office of the individual in charge of the election.\nA violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-19. ABSENTEE VOTING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-19-9.3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"e06c8efd2182a91df408204d22f5ee93da9eb1974e9dcd83cc87d07ca13c3253","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-19-9.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-19-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}