{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-2-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-2-8","heading":"Postponement of election for weather conditions.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-2. DATES AND HOURS OF ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-2-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f500bcf56f1afc39acf52c00c1f2744bb07b7ce34ebbd480b86cddaa145bb7bc","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-2-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-2-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}