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SD Codified L § 12-4-8.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-8.1 - Postcard requests for absentee ballot under federal law--Indexing and furnishing to precinct board.

12-4-8.1. Postcard requests for absentee ballot under federal law--Indexing and furnishing to precinct board.In lieu of forms for registration prescribed under §12-4-8, requests for absentee ballots submitted in accordance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) (42 U.S.C. §1973ff) shall be sufficient for registration purposes. The county auditor shall make and file the index card for the master file and attach the card thereto and a photocopy shall be supplied to the election board of the precinct for the purposes of §12-19-2. Source: SL 1957, ch 85, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §16.0611; SDCL, §12-19-20; SL 1974, ch 118, §10; SL 1992, ch 107, §1; SL 1994, ch 107, §13.
SD Codified L § 12-4-8.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-8.2 - True copy to replace duplicate acknowledgment notice.

12-4-8.2. True copy to replace duplicate acknowledgment notice.Any voter whose name appears in the master registration file who makes written application to the county auditor for a duplicate acknowledgment notice, who has not received one or who has lost it, may receive a true copy of the card on file. Source: SL 1970, ch 86, §8; SDCL Supp, §12-4-7.1; SL 1974, ch 118, §11; SL 1994, ch 107, §14; SL 2002, ch 40, §6.
SD Codified L § 12-4-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-9 - Master registration file--Contents--Public inspection--Limitations.

12-4-9. Master registration file--Contents--Public inspection--Limitations.The county auditor shall maintain and safeguard a file of voters in computer format that contains the information of each person registered in each voting precinct within the county. This file shall be known as the master registration file and shall be, at all times during office hours, open to public inspection. However, public access to social security numbers, driver license numbers, and dates of birth contained in the master registration file is prohibited. The master registration file shall contain all information from each voter's registration card. The master registration file shall also include the date of the last election the voter has voted in and when the voter's information was last updated. The master registration file may also contain additional voter history information. Any voter registration form for a purged or unregistered voter shall be kept for twenty-two months. No purged or unregistered voter may be included in the master registration file. Source: SL 1961, ch 92, §5; SL 1974, ch 118, §12; SL 1976, ch 105, §6; SL 1994, ch 107, §15; SL 2001, ch 66, §6; SL 2008, ch 64, §1; SL 2012, ch 81, §2; SL 2017, ch 68, §3; SL 2020, ch 50, § 1.
SD Codified L § 12-4-9.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-9.2 - Secured active designation.

12-4-9.2. Secured active designation. A person eligible to vote under § 12-4-1 may apply to the secretary of state to be listed in the master registration file with a secured active designation.The secretary of state shall certify a secured active designation if an applicant provides a sworn application that affirms one of the following:(1)The applicant has obtained an active protection order under chapter 25-10 or chapter 22-19A, which the secretary of state shall verify with the Unified Judicial System; or(2)The applicant resides in a shelter established pursuant to chapter 25-10. The applicant shall obtain authorization signed by an official of the shelter.Upon receipt of the application, the secretary of state shall verify with the Unified Judicial System that the applicant petitioned for the protection order and the order is active.A voter record with a secured active designation shall be excluded from public inspection or copying, except if requested by a law enforcement agency, if directed by a court order, or if a secured active designation has been cancelled at the request of the secured active designee.A secured active designation remains in effect for five years.The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to prescribe the notices and forms, as well as any criteria and procedures for approving applications pursuant to this section. Source: SL 2021, ch 61, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-4-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-10 - Precinct registration lists--Contents--Entries by superintendent.

12-4-10. Precinct registration lists--Contents--Entries by superintendent.The county auditor shall provide from the master registration file, in paper or electronic format, a separate list of the names and addresses of all registered voters in each voting precinct as established pursuant to chapter 12-14, §9-13-16, or 13-7-11 in the county, which shall be known as the precinct registration list. The list for any voting precinct shall be designed so that each name can be distinctly marked whenever the registrant presents himself or herself for voting and shall contain a space in which may be recorded the record of any challenge, affidavit, or other information as may be required. Each entry shall be made by the precinct superintendent or precinct deputies when the voter presents himself or herself for voting. Source: SL 1961, ch 92, §10; SL 1974, ch 118, §13; SL 1975, ch 120, §5; SL 1976, ch 105, §7; SL 1992, ch 107, §2; SL 2002, ch 40, §7; SL 2012, ch 84, §3, eff. Feb. 23, 2012.
SD Codified L § 12-4-10.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-10.1 - Registration lists furnished to federal court for jury selection--Return of lists to auditor.

12-4-10.1. Registration lists furnished to federal court for jury selection--Return of lists to auditor.Whenever so requested, the county auditor shall furnish to the clerk of the United States District Court for the district of South Dakota, at no cost to the county, the current precinct registration lists or certified copies thereof referred to in §12-4-10 for all election precincts in the county whenever such lists are required by said clerk of the United States District Court in furtherance of a plan for random jury selection in the federal courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1863 and other applicable federal statutes. Within thirty days after receipt of such precinct registration lists, the clerk of the United States District Court shall return the same to the county auditor. Source: SL 1973, ch 81.
SD Codified L § 12-4-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-11 - Change of registration file on change in precinct boundaries.

12-4-11. Change of registration file on change in precinct boundaries.If the boundaries of any election precinct are changed, the county auditor shall immediately change the registration file to correctly show the names and the other relevant voting information required upon registration of the voters who are residents of the election precinct. Source: SL 1961, ch 92, §6; SL 1970, ch 86, §2; SL 1974, ch 118, §15; SL 2002, ch 40, §8.
SD Codified L § 12-4-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-12 - New registration on move between states or counties--Authorization to cancel previous registration.

12-4-12. New registration on move between states or counties--Authorization to cancel previous registration.Any new registrant previously registered elsewhere shall be required to sign an authorization which shall be forwarded by the registration official to the auditor of the county of former registration, or other appropriate registration official, who shall remove the registrant's name from the registration file. Source: SL 1961, ch 92, §9; SL 1974, ch 118, §16; SL 1994, ch 107, §16; SL 2002, ch 40, §9.
SD Codified L § 12-4-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-15 - Designation or change of party affiliation.

12-4-15. Designation or change of party affiliation.A person may designate or change that person's party affiliation, name, or address by completing a new registration card. For any registration card completed by a person changing that person's party affiliation, name, or address, if the field for party affiliation is left blank, the person's party affiliation shall be the most recent party affiliation registered for that person. For any registration card completed by a person who is registering to vote for the first time in this state, if the field for party affiliation is left blank, the party affiliation shall be registered as independent or no party affiliation. Source: SL 1961, ch 92, §8; SL 1976, ch 105, §8; SL 1994, ch 107, §18; SL 2018, ch 72, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.
SD Codified L § 12-4-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-18 - Persons declared mentally incompetent, deceased or serving sentence for felony conviction removed from registration records.

12-4-18. Persons declared mentally incompetent, deceased or serving sentence for felony conviction removed from registration records.The clerk of courts shall, within fifteen days after the close of each month, prepare and deliver to the auditor an abstract from the records of the names of persons declared mentally incompetent in the preceding month. The notice shall be sent to the county auditor of the county in which the person declared incompetent resides. The county auditor shall remove from the master registration list the names of persons identified in accordance with the information provided pursuant to this section and names of those sentenced to imprisonment in the federal penitentiary system and may remove names published in an obituary.Voter registration records maintained in or transmitted to the statewide voter registration file shall be matched with the death records maintained as vital statistics records by the Department of Health and the records of felony convictions maintained by the Unified Judicial System. Any voter identified as deceased or who is serving a sentence for a felony conviction shall be removed from the voter registration records. The State Board of Elections may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, determining how voter registration records shall be matched. Source: SL 1961, ch 92, §12; SL 1965, ch 93; SL 1972, ch 76, §5; SL 1974, ch 118, §20; SL 1978, ch 95, §1; SL 1980, ch 110; SL 1982, ch 125; SL 1992, ch 108; SL 1993, ch 110, §4; SL 1999, ch 71, §1; SL 2001, ch 64, §1; SL 2002, ch 72, §1; SL 2003, ch 83, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; SL 2012, ch 82, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-4-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-19 - Address verification request--Confirmation mailing--Exception.

12-4-19. Address verification request--Confirmation mailing--Exception.Any voter in the active registration file who has failed to vote, has not updated the voter's registration information, and has not replied to a confirmation mailing at least once during the last preceding four consecutive years shall be sent a nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable address verification request. If the request is undeliverable then a confirmation mailing prescribed by the State Board of Elections shall be sent. If a county auditor has determined through a national change of address licensee of the United States Postal Service that the address of a voter who is to be sent an address verification request has changed, the confirmation mailing may be omitted. This process shall be performed by each county auditor from January first to November fifteenth, inclusive, of each odd-numbered year. Source: SL 1961, ch 92, §15; SL 1974, ch 118, §21; SL 1975, ch 120, §1; SL 1976, ch 105, §9; SL 1994, ch 107, §20; SL 1996, ch 95, §2; SL 1998, ch 79, §1; SL 2001, ch 64, §2; SL 2002, ch 40, §10; SL 2002, ch 72, §2; SL 2018, ch 76, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-4-19.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-19.1 - Confirmation mailing notice to registrant of proposed registration cancellation--Postcard and return card--Contents.

12-4-19.1. Confirmation mailing notice to registrant of proposed registration cancellation--Postcard and return card--Contents.The confirmation mailing notice shall be a double postcard stating that the voter's registration may be canceled if the card is not returned. In addition, the card shall state that if the information on the return card is correct, the voter must sign and return the card within thirty days or the voter's registration will become inactive. The card shall also state that if the information on the return card is not correct, the voter shall send the correct information to update the voter's registration or the voter's registration will become inactive. If the card is returned indicating a new address in another county in South Dakota or another state, the card shall serve as a cancellation authorization. The card shall also give information on reregistering if the voter has moved to another county or state. The card shall give the information about the voter as it appears in the registration records. Source: SL 1975, ch 120, §2; SL 1994, ch 107, §21; SL 2005, ch 89, §4.
SD Codified L § 12-4-19.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-19.2 - Placement in inactive registration file by auditor.

12-4-19.2. Placement in inactive registration file by auditor.If the card is not returned to the county auditor within the stated time limit or is undeliverable, the county auditor shall move the voter to an inactive registration file. Source: SL 1975, ch 120, §3; SL 1976, ch 105, §10; SL 1992, ch 107, §4; SL 1994, ch 107, §22; SL 2002, ch 40, §11.
SD Codified L § 12-4-19.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-19.4 - Cancellation of voter registration.

12-4-19.4. Cancellation of voter registration.If a voter placed in the inactive registration file does not vote by the second general election following the confirmation mailing, the registration shall be canceled. This determination shall be made between January first and November fifteenth of every odd-numbered year. Source: SL 1994, ch 107, §23; SL 2002, ch 40, §12.
SD Codified L § 12-4-19.6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-19.6 - National change of address notice.

12-4-19.6. National change of address notice.The national change of address notice shall be sent by forwarding service requested to each voter in the active registration file who has failed to vote, has not updated the voter's registration information, has not replied to a confirmation mailing at least once during the last preceding four consecutive years, and has had a national change of address within the jurisdiction with the United States Post Office. This process shall be performed by each county auditor from January first to November fifteenth, inclusive, of each odd-numbered year. Source: SL 2018, ch 76, §2.
SD Codified L § 12-4-19.7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-19.7 - Voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice--Contents.

12-4-19.7. Voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice--Contents.The voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice shall be a double postcard stating that the voter's registration may be canceled if the card is not returned. In addition, the card shall state that if the information on the return card is correct, the voter shall sign and return the card by the voter registration deadline of the primary election or the voter's registration becomes inactive. The card shall also state that if the information on the return card is not correct, the voter shall send the correct information to update the voter's registration or the voter's registration becomes inactive. If the card is returned indicating a new address in another county in South Dakota or another state, the card shall serve as a cancellation authorization. The card shall also give information on reregistering if the voter has moved to another county or state. The card shall give the information about the voter as the information appears in the registration records. Source: SL 2018, ch 76, §3.
SD Codified L § 12-4-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-24 - Precinct lists for local election--Delivery to voting precincts.

12-4-24. Precinct lists for local election--Delivery to voting precincts.The county auditor shall complete and make available to the official charged with the conduct of a local election at least one day preceding the election a precinct registration list and the person in charge of the election shall deliver the list to each of his superintendents of election. Source: SL 1961, ch 92, §14; SL 1970, ch 86, §4; SL 1974, ch 118, §24; SL 1976, ch 105, §11; SL 1985, ch 109; SL 1992, ch 107, §5.
SD Codified L § 12-4-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-32 - National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

12-4-32. National Voter Registration Act of 1993.Sections 4 to 8, inclusive, of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 apply to all elections in South Dakota which require voter registration. Source: SL 1994, ch 107, §32.
SD Codified L § 12-4-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-33 - Chief state election official.

12-4-33. Chief state election official.The secretary of state is the chief state election official pursuant to section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Source: SL 1994, ch 107, §33.
SD Codified L § 12-4-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-34 - Registered voters referred to in other statutes.

12-4-34. Registered voters referred to in other statutes.If a statute refers to registered voters, it does not include those in the inactive registration file unless specifically included. However, any voter in the inactive registration file may sign a petition. Source: SL 1994, ch 107, §34; SL 2002, ch 40, §14; SL 2010, ch 74, §9.
SD Codified L § 12-4-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-35 - Rules for the National Voter Registration Act.

12-4-35. Rules for the National Voter Registration Act.The State Board of Elections may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 necessary for implementation of the National Voter Registration Act. Source: SL 1994, ch 107, §35.
SD Codified L § 12-4-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-36 - Rebuttable presumption that certain electors not qualified.

12-4-36. Rebuttable presumption that certain electors not qualified.There is a rebuttable presumption that the signer of a petition filed pursuant to chapter 2-1, 6-16, 7-18A, 9-13, 9-20, 12-6, 12-7, or 13-7 is not a qualified elector if the signer's name fails to appear on the active or inactive voter registration list of the county stated on the petition as the signer's county of registration on the date the petition was signed. This rebuttable presumption may only be overcome by clear and convincing evidence presented by the petition sponsor, circulator, or candidate. Source: SL 2001, ch 65, §1; SL 2013, ch 63, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-4-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-37 - Statewide voter registration file--County auditors to transmit changes to secretary.

12-4-37. Statewide voter registration file--County auditors to transmit changes to secretary.The secretary of state shall establish a computerized system for maintaining and utilizing the voter registration file and transmitting voter registration information from each county auditor to the Office of the Secretary of State. Each county auditor shall transmit any changes to the master registration file or the absentee voter log to the secretary of state on a daily basis. The county auditor shall transmit updated information contained in the county voter registration system, including voter registration information and voter election history information, to the Office of the Secretary of State not later than July fifteenth after each primary election and December fifteenth after each general election. Source: SL 2001, ch 66, §1; SL 2010, ch 74, §10; SL 2011, ch 77, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-4-38 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-38 - County auditor's file is official record in event of discrepancy.

12-4-38. County auditor's file is official record in event of discrepancy.The statewide voter registration file maintained by the secretary of state shall be considered a duplicate file of the official voter registration records held in each county office. If there is any discrepancy between the statewide voter registration file maintained by the secretary of state and the master registration file maintained by the county auditor, the master registration file maintained by the county auditor is the official file. However, for federal elections the statewide file shall be the official voter registration file. Upon request from the secretary of state, each county auditor shall transmit the county's entire voter file to the state voter registration file. Source: SL 2001, ch 66, §2; SL 2003, ch 83, §9.
SD Codified L § 12-4-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-39 - Promulgation of rules--Scope.

12-4-39. Promulgation of rules--Scope.The secretary of state may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 concerning:(1)Procedures for the establishing the statewide voter registration file;(2)Transmission of the voter registration information from the county to the Office of the Secretary of State;(3)Procedures for determining duplicate voter registration;(4)Dissemination of the information from the statewide voter registration file; and(5)Establishment of fees for information provided from the statewide voter registration file. Source: SL 2001, ch 66, §3.
SD Codified L § 12-4-40 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 04 - Registration Of Voters|Section 12-4-40 - Identification of duplicate voter registration--Notification.

12-4-40. Identification of duplicate voter registration--Notification.The secretary of state may use the statewide voter registration file to identify any duplicate voter registration within the state. If the secretary of state has determined that there is a duplicate voter registration, the secretary of state shall notify the county whose official master registration file contains the oldest duplicate registration and such county shall remove the person from the voter registration file. If the secretary of state has identified a potential duplicate voter registration, the secretary of state shall notify the person registered in the county whose official master registration file contains the oldest potential duplicate registration. The secretary of state shall notify such person in a manner consistent with the provisions of §12-4-19.1. Source: SL 2001, ch 66, §4.