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SD Codified L § 12-18-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-15 - Voting without delay--Maximum time in booth or machine--Reentry prohibited.

12-18-15. Voting without delay--Maximum time in booth or machine--Reentry prohibited.The person voting shall cast his vote without delay. No voter may occupy a voting booth or voting machine already occupied by another, nor occupy a voting booth or machine for more than ten minutes. No voter, other than an election officer, may reenter the enclosed space during any election. Source: SL 1897, ch 60, §32; RPolC 1903, §1921; RC 1919, §7271; SDC 1939, §16.1202; SL 1974, ch 118, §120; SL 1993, ch 115.
SD Codified L § 12-18-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-16 - Marking of paper ballot--Form of mark.

12-18-16. Marking of paper ballot--Form of mark.If a paper ballot is used, the voter may use a pencil or pen to mark the voter's ballot and the voter may mark the ballot with either a cross (x) or check mark (). Source: SDC 1939, §§16,1105 (4), 16.1302; SL 1957, ch 84, §§2, 3; SDC Supp 1960, §16.0224-1; SDCL, §§12-13-19, 12-18-19; SL 1974, ch 118, §121; SL 2002, ch 76, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-18-16.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-16.1 - Marking of optical scan ballot.

12-18-16.1. Marking of optical scan ballot.If an optical scan ballot is used, the voter may use a pencil or other marking instrument provided to mark the voter's choice on the ballot. Source: SL 2002, ch 76, §2.
SD Codified L § 12-18-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-23 - Return to member of precinct election board of unmarked ballot.

12-18-23. Return to member of precinct election board of unmarked ballot.Each voter who does not vote a ballot delivered to the voter by a member of the precinct election board in charge of the ballots shall, before leaving the polling place, return the ballot to the member of the precinct election board in charge of the ballot box. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1209; SL 1974, ch 118, §126; SL 1999, ch 69, §33.
SD Codified L § 12-18-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-24 - Replacement of spoiled ballots--Marking and preservation.

12-18-24. Replacement of spoiled ballots--Marking and preservation.If any voter spoils a ballot, the voter may obtain another ballot, and so on, successively, not to exceed three ballots in all, upon returning to a member of the precinct election board the spoiled ballot. In obtaining a ballot to replace a spoiled one, the name of the voter shall be given and the number of the spoiled ballot. The number shall be noted opposite of the voter's name as spoiled. The ballots that are returned shall be canceled by writing the words, spoiled and replaced, across the face of the ballot and each spoiled ballot shall be placed in a separate envelope identifying the spoiled ballots as such and stating the number of spoiled ballots for accounting purposes. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1208; SL 1974, ch 118, §127; SL 1999, ch 69, §34.
SD Codified L § 12-18-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-25 - Assistance of disabled or illiterate voter by person of his choice.

12-18-25. Assistance of disabled or illiterate voter by person of his choice.Any voter who by reason of physical disability or illiteracy is unable to read or mark a ballot may receive the assistance of any person whom such voter may select. Source: SL 1897, ch 60, §§28, 30; RPolC 1903, §§1917, 1919; RC 1919, §§7267, 7268; SDC 1939, §16.1204; SL 1939, ch 81; SL 1959, ch 99, §10; SDC Supp 1960, §16.2210; SDCL, §12-18-37; SL 1974, ch 118, §128; SL 1976, ch 105, §59; SL 1983, ch 111; SL 1995, ch 84.
SD Codified L § 12-18-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-27 - Marked ballot not to be publicized--Immediate deposit in ballot box.

12-18-27. Marked ballot not to be publicized--Immediate deposit in ballot box.No person may publicize an official ballot after it is marked to any person in such a way as to reveal the contents of the official ballot, or the name of any candidate for whom the person has marked a vote. No person may solicit a voter to show the voter's official ballot. Immediately after marking the official ballot the voter shall deposit the official ballot in the ballot box, if necessary, leaving the official stamp exposed. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1209; SL 1974, ch 118, §130; SL 1976, ch 105, §60; SL 1999, ch 69, §35; SL 2017, ch 2, §4.
SD Codified L § 12-18-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-28 - Deposit of folded ballot in ballot box.

12-18-28. Deposit of folded ballot in ballot box.When a ballot is ready for deposit in the ballot box, the member of the precinct election board in charge of the ballot box, without opening the ballot or permitting it to be opened or examined except to ascertain that the ballot is a single ballot, shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box. The voter may place the voter's voted ballot in the ballot box to insure the privacy of the voter's vote after showing the official stamp on the ballot to the member of the precinct election board in charge of the ballot box. Source: SDC 1939, §§16.1012, 16.1206, 16.9918; SDCL, §12-18-30; SL 1974, ch 118, §131; SL 1999, ch 69, §36.
SD Codified L § 12-18-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-32 - Packaging and return of unused ballots--Record accounting for ballots.

12-18-32. Packaging and return of unused ballots--Record accounting for ballots.All ballots which have not been distributed to voters, excluding those marked "spoiled and replaced" separately enclosed, together with a record of ballots stating the number of ballots voted, the number of ballots spoiled and replaced, and the number of ballots not delivered to voters, shall be placed in a parcel separate from the ballot box and returned to the auditor along with the ballot boxes. Source: SL 1897, ch 60, §33; RPolC 1903, §1922; RC 1919, §7272; SDC 1939, §16.1208; SL 1974, ch 118, §132.
SD Codified L § 12-18-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-33 - Comparison of ballot accounting with record of number sent to precinct--Notice and correction of discrepancies.

12-18-33. Comparison of ballot accounting with record of number sent to precinct--Notice and correction of discrepancies.The county auditor, on receipt of the unused, defective, or spoiled ballots, and the statement mentioned in §12-18-32, shall carefully compare the same with the record in his office of the number of ballots sent to such election precinct. If the same are not accounted for in the statement before mentioned, he shall at once notify the person sending the same, who shall, with such county auditor, recount the unused, defective, and spoiled ballots and correct, if possible, such errors, if any there be, in such count or statement. Source: SL 1897, ch 60, §33; RPolC 1903, §1922; RC 1919, §7272; SDC 1939, §16.1208.
SD Codified L § 12-18-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-39 - Provisional ballot--Eligibility.

12-18-39. Provisional ballot--Eligibility.If any person is not authorized to vote pursuant to §12-18-7.2, is successfully challenged under §12-18-10, or is otherwise denied the ability to vote and the person maintains that he or she is currently registered to vote in that precinct, the person may cast a ballot which shall be called a provisional ballot. A member of the precinct election board shall notify any person who is denied the ability to vote that the person may cast a provisional ballot. Source: SL 2003, ch 83, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-18-40 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 18 - Arrangements And Conduct Of Voting|Section 12-18-40 - Use of provisional ballot.

12-18-40. Use of provisional ballot.Before giving a person a provisional ballot, the person shall complete an affirmation. The person's name shall be written in the pollbook along with a designation that the person has cast a provisional ballot. The person shall be given the ballot appropriate to the precinct in which the person is claiming to be registered, along with a provisional ballot envelope. After the person votes, the person shall seal the ballot in the provisional ballot envelope and complete the statement on the envelope. The envelope shall then be placed in the ballot box. The provisional ballot and provisional ballot envelope shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections. Source: SL 2003, ch 83, §2.
SD Codified L § 12-19-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-1 - Absentee ballot--Persons entitled to vote.

12-19-1. Absentee ballot--Persons entitled to vote.A registered voter who is not otherwise disqualified by law from voting in the election may vote by absentee ballot. Source: SDC 1939, §16.0606; SL 1944 (SS), ch 2, §1; SL 1953, ch 75, §1; SL 1957, ch 85, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §16.0610; SL 1963, ch 110, §1; SL 1967, ch 72; SDCL, §§12-19-15 to 12-19-17; SL 1972, ch 90, §1; SL 1974, ch 118, §133; SL 1980, ch 115, §1; SL 1983, ch 112; SL 1993, ch 116, §1; SL 2003, ch 82, §6.
SD Codified L § 12-19-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-1.1 - Affirmation of address by voter in inactive registration file.

12-19-1.1. Affirmation of address by voter in inactive registration file.A voter in the inactive registration file meeting the criteria in §12-19-1 may vote absentee by completing the affirmation required in §12-18-7.4. Source: SL 1994, ch 107, §31; SL 2002, ch 40, §17.
SD Codified L § 12-19-1.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-1.2 - Time for absentee voting.

12-19-1.2. Time for absentee voting.Absentee voting shall begin neither earlier nor later than forty-six days prior to the election including any voter identified as being covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1). Source: SL 2013, ch 66, §2.
SD Codified L § 12-19-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.

12-19-2. Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.An absentee voter desiring to vote by mail may apply to the person in charge of the election for an absentee ballot. The application or request shall be made in writing, signed by the applicant, and shall contain the applicant's voter registration address. The application or request shall contain an oath verifying the validity of the information in the application or request. The oath shall be administered by a notary public or other officer authorized by this state to administer an oath or administered by an out-of-state notary public. If the application or request does not contain an oath, the application or request shall be accompanied by a copy of the voter's identification card as required by §12-18-6.1. The copy of the voter's identification card shall be maintained by the person in charge of the election pursuant to §12-20-31. However, the voter's identification card is not available for public inspection. The application or request may be used to obtain an absentee ballot for all elections in that calendar year conducted by the jurisdiction receiving the application or request if so indicated. The ballot shall be sent to the voter's residence, as shown in the voter registration file or any temporary residence address designated in writing by the voter, at the time of applying for the absentee ballot. If the application or request is from a voter identified as being covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) as of January 1, 2010, the voter may designate on the application for the ballot to be sent electronically pursuant to this section through the system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State. The person in charge of the election shall stamp the application with the date it was received. The person in charge of the election shall preserve a record of the name, mailing address, and voting precinct of each applicant and, except as provided by §12-19-45, deliver a copy of the record to the superintendent of the election board of the home precinct of the applicant. Source: SDC 1939, §16.0606; SL 1944 (SS), ch 2, §3; SL 1957, ch 85, §§2, 3; SDC Supp 1960, §§16.0611, 16.0612; SL 1963, ch 110, §1; SL 1964, ch 59; SL 1967, ch 72; SDCL §§12-19-22, 12-19-24, 12-19-25; SL 1974, ch 118, §134; SL 1976, ch 105, §61; SL 1976, ch 108, §10; SL 1980, ch 115, §2; SL 1983, ch 113; SL 1984, ch 111; SL 1988, ch 132; SL 1992, ch 115, §1; SL 1993, ch 116, §2; SL 2002, ch 40, §18; SL 2003, ch 82, §3; SL 2003, ch 83, §14; SL 2004, ch 109, §1; SL 2006, ch 72, §1; SL 2010, ch 74, §14; SL 2014, ch 72, §1, eff. Feb. 19, 2014; SL 2017, ch 2, §5.
SD Codified L § 12-19-2.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-2.1 - Application in person or by authorized messenger--Delivery of ballot to messenger or by mail.

12-19-2.1. Application in person or by authorized messenger--Delivery of ballot to messenger or by mail.At anytime prior to an election, a voter may apply in person at the office of and to the person in charge of the election for an absentee ballot during regular office hours up to 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. If the voter applies in person, the voter shall complete a combined absentee ballot application/return envelope and show the person in charge of the election the voter's identification card as required in §12-18-6.1 or complete the affidavit as provided in §12-18-6.2.In the event of confinement because of sickness or disability, a qualified voter may apply pursuant to the provisions of §12-19-2 in writing and obtain an absentee ballot by authorized messenger so designated over the signature of the voter. The person in charge of the election may deliver to the authorized messenger a ballot to be delivered to the qualified voter. Any application for a ballot by authorized messenger must be received by the person in charge of the election before 3:00 p.m. the day of the election. If the application designating an authorized messenger also indicates a request for an absentee ballot for any future election, such absentee ballot shall be mailed to the address provided on the application. If no address is provided, the ballot shall be mailed to the person's voter registration address. Source: SL 1980, ch 115, §3; SL 1983, ch 114; SL 2003, ch 82, §4; SL 2005, ch 93, §1; SL 2006, ch 72, §3; SL 2012, ch 85, §1; SL 2013, ch 66, §3.
SD Codified L § 12-19-2.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-2.2 - Authorized messenger for more than one voter.

12-19-2.2. Authorized messenger for more than one voter.If a person is an authorized messenger for more than one voter, he must notify the person in charge of the election of all voters for whom he is a messenger. Source: SL 1980, ch 115, §4.
SD Codified L § 12-19-2.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-2.3 - Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act--Application or request for absentee ballot.

12-19-2.3. Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act--Application or request for absentee ballot.Any voter identified as being covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) as of January 1, 2011, may submit an application or request for an absentee ballot by facsimile or emailed image to the person in charge of the election. The secretary of state may authorize a person in charge of an election to accept an application or request for absentee ballot pursuant to this section through the system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State. Source: SL 2005, ch 93, §3; SL 2011, ch 82, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-19-2.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-2.4 - Multiple applications or requests for ballots and multiple ballots--Application.

12-19-2.4. Multiple applications or requests for ballots and multiple ballots--Application.If any voter who had previously filed an application or request for an absentee ballot submits another application or request for the same election with an updated address, the county auditor shall send an absentee ballot to the new address. If any voter who had previously filed an application or request for absentee ballot appears at the county auditor's office, the voter may complete another application and be allowed to vote an absentee ballot. If any voter who filed an application or request for absentee ballot notifies the county auditor that the voter never received that ballot, the voter may request that another ballot be sent to the same address. The provisions of this section only apply to a person who has not voted or returned an absentee ballot. Source: SL 2005, ch 93, §2.
SD Codified L § 12-19-2.5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-2.5 - Form of application for absentee ballot and combined application/return envelope.

12-19-2.5. Form of application for absentee ballot and combined application/return envelope.The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to prescribe the absentee application form and a combined absentee ballot application/return envelope for absentee voting in the office of the person in charge of the election. The application may be made by letter or upon any form containing the required information or upon any form prescribed by the State Board of Elections or the postcard form referred to in §12-4-8.1, executed by any person authorized in accordance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)(42 U.S.C. § 1973ff) as of January1, 2006. Source: SL 2006, ch 72, §2.
SD Codified L § 12-19-2.6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-2.6 - Preference and selection of ballot style for independent in primary election.

12-19-2.6. Preference and selection of ballot style for independent in primary election.If an absentee voter in a primary election is registered as an independent and is eligible to vote more than one ballot style pursuant to §12-6-26, the voter may specify the voter's ballot style preference on the absentee ballot application. If no ballot style is designated, the absentee voter shall be provided a nonpolitical ballot.If an absentee voter in a primary election is registered as an independent and is only eligible to vote one ballot style, the absentee voter shall be provided that ballot style. If more than one party allows independent voters to be eligible to vote in a primary election and no nonpolitical ballot is available and the absentee voter does not designate the ballot style to be received, no ballot may be provided to the absentee voter. Source: SL 2010, ch 75, §1, eff. Mar. 23, 2010.
SD Codified L § 12-19-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-3 - Forwarding of ballot to voter--Instructions and return envelope.

12-19-3. Forwarding of ballot to voter--Instructions and return envelope.Upon receiving an application for absentee ballots, the person in charge of an election shall, within forty-eight hours, or if ballots are not then on hand, then within forty-eight hours after receipt of the ballots, after confirming from the master registration file that the applicant is registered as a voter pursuant to chapter 12-4, enclose one of each of the official ballots, a set of instructions on absentee balloting, and an unsealed return envelope. All of the enclosures shall be sealed in an envelope addressed to the applicant at the place stated in the application. If a registration form is received simultaneous with an absentee ballot request and prior to the registration deadline, the absentee ballot provided shall be based on the submitted registration form. Source: SDC 1939, §16.0606; SL 1963, ch 110, §1; SL 1964, ch 59; SL 1967, ch 72; SL 1974, ch 118, §135; SL 1976, ch 105, §62; SL 1998, ch 78, §3; SL 2002, ch 40, §19; SL 2007, ch 75, §4.
SD Codified L § 12-19-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-4 - Voter's statement on return envelope--Federal service voting forms.

12-19-4. Voter's statement on return envelope--Federal service voting forms.The return envelope for the absent voter's ballot shall have printed on the reverse thereof a statement to be signed by the voter. The State Board of Elections shall prescribe the forms for the return envelope, ballots, instructions to the voter, and such certification to accommodate the federal service voter under the provisions of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)(42 U.S.C. §1973cc-1). Source: SL 1944 (SS), ch 2, §4; SL 1953, ch 75, §3; SL 1955, ch 55, §2; SL 1957, ch 85, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §16.0613; SDC 1939, §16.0607 as added by SL 1965, ch 87; SL 1965, ch 88; SDCL, §12-19-27; SL 1971, ch 93, §1; SL 1974, ch 118, §136; SL 1992, ch 115, §2; SL 1993, ch 116, §3.
SD Codified L § 12-19-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting|Section 12-19-5 - Mailing of ballot and enclosures to voter--Free air mail for federal service voters.

12-19-5. Mailing of ballot and enclosures to voter--Free air mail for federal service voters.The envelope containing the enclosures, if not delivered to the voter personally by the person in charge of the election or the authorized messenger filing the voter's request for an absentee ballot, shall, except for federal service voters, be mailed by first class mail to the address of the applicant stated in his application, with postage prepaid thereon. Both the return envelope and the envelope for transmitting the enclosures to federal service voters shall meet the requirements of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)(42 U.S.C. §1973) and shall be transmitted by air mail, free of United States postage, including air mail. Source: SL 1913, ch 200, §1; SL 1917, ch 233, §1; RC 1919, §7226; SL 1919, ch 189; SL 1925, ch 159, §1; SDC 1939, §16.0606; SL 1944 (SS), ch 2, §4; SL 1953, ch 75, §3; SL 1955, ch 55, §2; SL 1957, ch 85, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §16.0613; SL 1963, ch 110, §1; SL 1964, ch 59; SL 1965, ch 88; SL 1967, ch 72; SDCL, §12-19-27; SL 1974, ch 118, §137; SL 1976, ch 105, §63; SL 1979, ch 105, §1; SL 1980, ch 115, §5; SL 1993, ch 116, §4.