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SD Codified L § 12-13-26.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Constitutional Amendments And Submitted Questions|Section 12-13-26.1 - Initiated amendment--Written certification by secretary of state--Resubmission.

12-13-26.1. Initiated amendment--Written certification by secretary of state--Resubmission. Upon receiving a proposed initiated amendment to the Constitution, the secretary of state shall provide written certification to the sponsors, the attorney general, and the director of the Legislative Research Council that the initiated amendment embraces only one subject and is an amendment to the Constitution under S.D. Const., Art. XXIII, § 1. The secretary of state shall publish on the secretary of state's website notice of this certification not more than fifteen working days following receipt of the initiated amendment to the Constitution.The secretary of state may not certify the initiated amendment to the Constitution if it embraces more than one subject in violation of S.D. Const., Art. XXIII, § 1. The secretary of state may not certify the initiated amendment to the Constitution if it is a revision under S.D. Const., Art. XXIII, § 2. If the secretary of state determines that the initiated amendment to the Constitution embraces more than one subject or is a revision, the secretary of state shall provide written notice to the sponsors explaining the reason the initiated amendment to the Constitution is not certified not more than fifteen working days following receipt of the initiated amendment to the Constitution. The sponsors may amend the initiated amendment to the Constitution in accordance with the secretary of state's explanation and resubmit the amended initiated amendment to the Constitution to the director of the Legislative Research Council for review under § 12-13-25. Source: SL 2021, ch 64, § 3, eff. Mar. 18, 2021.
SD Codified L § 12-13-26.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Constitutional Amendments And Submitted Questions|Section 12-13-26.2 - Action to challenge the secretary of state's decision--Time limits--Promulgation of rules.

12-13-26.2. Action to challenge the secretary of state's decision--Time limits--Promulgation of rules. If the secretary of state does not certify an initiated amendment to the Constitution pursuant to § 12-13-26.1, the sponsor may directly appeal the secretary of state's decision to the Supreme Court within fifteen days after receiving notice from the secretary of state.Any interested party may directly appeal the secretary of state's certification of an initiated amendment to the Constitution pursuant to § 12-13-26.1 to the Supreme Court within fifteen days of the secretary of state publishing notice of certification on the secretary of state's website.The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 16-3, defining the procedures for an appeal taken under this section. Source: SL 2021, ch 64, § 4, eff. Mar. 18, 2021.
SD Codified L § 12-13-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Constitutional Amendments And Submitted Questions|Section 12-13-27 - Special elections for constitutional amendments--Procedural changes--Reimbursement of costs.

12-13-27. Special elections for constitutional amendments--Procedural changes--Reimbursement of costs.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Legislature may set a date for a special election for a statewide vote on any constitutional amendment proposed by the Legislature, pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. XXIII, §§1 and 3, and may provide in its resolution proposing such constitutional amendment an accompanying procedure, that may alter the time requirements but not the substantive provisions, of this chapter. The state shall reimburse each county for any costs incurred as a result of this section. Source: SL 2000 (SS), ch 2, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-13-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Constitutional Amendments And Submitted Questions|Section 12-13-28 - Employment and compensation of petition circulators.

12-13-28. Employment and compensation of petition circulators.No person may employ, reward, or compensate any person to circulate a petition for an initiated measure, referred law, or proposed amendment to the South Dakota Constitution based on the number of registered voters who signed the petition. Nothing in this section prohibits any person from employing a petition circulator based on one of the following practices:(1)Paying an hourly wage or salary;(2)Establishing either express or implied minimum signature requirements for the petition circulator;(3)Terminating the petition circulator's employment, if the petition circulator fails to meet certain productivity requirements; and(4)Paying discretionary bonuses based on reliability, longevity, and productivity.Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 78, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-14-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-1 - Designation of precincts and polling places by county commissioners--Changes--Separate voter lists of special voting districts.

12-14-1. Designation of precincts and polling places by county commissioners--Changes--Separate voter lists of special voting districts.The board of county commissioners shall by resolution provide for election precincts throughout its county and shall designate polling places within such precincts. The board shall establish new election precincts if required by the provisions of this chapter and may by resolution change the boundaries of election precincts already established. The county auditor shall be able to provide separate lists of voters living within the boundaries of each municipality, ward, school district, and any other special voting district. Source: SDC 1939, §16.0801; SL 1959, ch 94; SL 1974, ch 118, §60; SL 1978, ch 101, §1; SL 2002, ch 40, §15.
SD Codified L § 12-14-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-1.1 - Notice to county auditor of boundary change for local election.

12-14-1.1. Notice to county auditor of boundary change for local election.The official in charge of a local election shall notify the county auditor at least forty-five days before a local election if any external boundary changes have been made for the precinct, ward, or representation area. In even numbered years, the official in charge of a local election shall notify the county auditor at least one hundred days before the primary election and at least one hundred days before the general election if any external boundary changes have been made. Source: SL 1974, ch 118, §14; SL 2010, ch 74, §12; SL 2017, ch 68, §5.
SD Codified L § 12-14-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-2 - Boundaries to be clearly defined in resolution.

12-14-2. Boundaries to be clearly defined in resolution.The resolution of the board of county commissioners establishing new precincts or making any change in precincts already established shall clearly set forth and define the boundaries of the election precincts established or altered. Source: SL 1915, ch 184, §1; RC 1919, §7231; SL 1919, ch 186, §2; SDC 1939, §16.0801; SL 1959, ch 94; SL 1974, ch 118, §61.
SD Codified L § 12-14-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-4 - Adjustment in size of precincts--Unreasonable waiting time.

12-14-4. Adjustment in size of precincts--Unreasonable waiting time.In all precincts the board of county commissioners shall adjust the size of any precinct at which there was unreasonable waiting time imposed upon the voters at the last preceding general election. Under ordinary circumstances, more than thirty minutes waiting time is deemed unreasonable waiting time except at the time when the polls close. Source: SDC 1939, §16.0801 (1); SL 1959, ch 94; SL 1968, ch 78; SL 1974, ch 118, §62; SL 1976, ch 105, §31; SL 1996, ch 94, §3.
SD Codified L § 12-14-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-9 - Location of polling places.

12-14-9. Location of polling places.Polling places shall be selected with reference to the convenience of the voters in the various election precincts, and should be as near the center of the election precincts as practicable but if in their judgment the convenience of the voters will be served thereby or if communication can be thereby made available, the polling place may be located outside the boundaries of the precinct. Source: SL 1911, ch 146; SL 1913, ch 204, §1; SL 1915, ch 184, §1; SL 1918 (SS), ch 47; RC 1919, §7231; SL 1919, ch 186, §2; SL 1933, ch 103, §2; SL 1935, ch 110, §2; SDC 1939, §16.0801 (6); SL 1959, ch 94; SL 1967, ch 73; SL 1968, ch 80; SL 1970, ch 89; SL 1974, ch 118, §63.
SD Codified L § 12-14-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-13 - Display of flag at polling places at election.

12-14-13. Display of flag at polling places at election.The American flag shall be displayed inside or outside of all polling places within this state at each election. Source: SL 1987, ch 122.
SD Codified L § 12-14-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-14 - Sign to identify polling place on election day.

12-14-14. Sign to identify polling place on election day.On election day a sign, with a minimum size of eleven inches by seventeen inches, shall be conspicuously displayed outside of the entrance to any building in which a polling place is located to clearly identify the building as a polling place. Source: SL 2007, ch 79, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-14-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-15 - Change in precinct boundary or polling place.

12-14-15. Change in precinct boundary or polling place.No precinct boundary or polling place may be changed after the publication of the first notice of election is published as provided in §12-12-1. If a designated polling place is destroyed or becomes otherwise physically unusable as a polling place after the first notice of election is published, the county auditor shall recommend a new polling place to be approved by the board of county commissioners. The approval of the new polling place may be made by the board of county commissioners during a conference call meeting.Notice of the new polling place shall be conspicuously posted at the old polling place location. The county auditor shall also provide notice through the local print and broadcast media. The notice shall be sufficient to reasonably inform the affected voters of the change in polling place location or the county auditor shall mail a notice, if possible, no later than three days prior to the election, to each registered voter assigned to the affected polling place. Source: SL 2007, ch 73, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-14-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-16 - Campaign signs at nonpublicly-owned polling place.

12-14-16. Campaign signs at nonpublicly-owned polling place.If any nonpublicly-owned building is used as a polling place, the building owner may designate whether campaign signs will be allowed on the building's premises outside the area defined in §12-18-3 on election day. If campaign signs are allowed, the building owner may not prohibit signs from any particular campaign. Source: SL 2007, ch 73, §2.
SD Codified L § 12-14-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Precincts And Polling Places|Section 12-14-17 - Vote centers.

12-14-17. Vote centers.Notwithstanding any other law, a jurisdiction may conduct an election using vote centers in accordance with this section. The election shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable election laws and rules other than:(1)The jurisdiction may use vote centers that allow voters in the jurisdiction to vote at any of the vote centers in lieu of establishing precincts and wards for the election;(2)Any person who is registered to vote and living in the jurisdiction may be appointed as a polling place superintendent or deputy to any of the vote centers;(3)Secure, encrypted electronic pollbooks shall be used in lieu of paper registration books;(4)The entire jurisdiction is designated as one voting precinct for the election; and(5)Any jurisdiction that uses vote centers shall provide a printed paper voter registration list and a printed and bound paper pollbook to each vote center prior to the opening of the polls. Source: SL 2012, ch 84, §1, eff. Feb. 23, 2012; SL 2016, ch 77, §2; SL 2019, ch 75, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-15-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-1 - Appointment by county auditor of precinct election officials--Names submitted by parties.

12-15-1. Appointment by county auditor of precinct election officials--Names submitted by parties.The county auditor shall, not less than twenty days before any election, appoint a precinct superintendent and two precinct deputies who shall constitute the precinct election board and a precinct superintendent and two precinct deputies of the counting board if the board is appointed pursuant to §12-15-14 or 12-15-14.1 for each of the voting precincts or vote centers of the county. Additional precinct deputies may be appointed in increments of two. The county auditor shall make the appointments from lists of names submitted by the county central committee of each party. If the county auditor fails to receive the list at least forty-five days prior to an election, the county auditor shall make the appointments. Source: SDC 1939, §§16.1001, 16.1005; SL 1961, ch 98; SDCL §12-18-1; SL 1972, ch 82, §6; SL 1972, ch 85, §1; SL 1974, ch 118, §64; SL 1975, ch 119, §1; SL 1976, ch 105, §32; SL 1977, ch 68, §9; SL 1983, ch 108, §2; SL 1985, ch 111, §1; SL 1987, ch 123; SL 1989, ch 129; SL 1993, ch 112, §1; SL 1993, ch 118, §1; SL 1999, ch 69, §3; SL 2012, ch 84, §2, eff. Feb. 23, 2012.
SD Codified L § 12-15-1.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-1.3 - Precinct assistant--Appointment--Duties.

12-15-1.3. Precinct assistant--Appointment--Duties.In addition to the precinct election board, the person in charge of the election may appoint a person to be designated as the precinct assistant. The precinct superintendent shall prescribe the duties and conduct of the precinct assistant. The precinct assistant may not perform any of the duties of the precinct superintendent or precinct deputies unless specified by statute. The precinct assistant may assist with setting up the polling place, directing voters to the proper election board, and providing instruction on the use of the electronic ballot marking system. Source: SL 2006, ch 70, §5.
SD Codified L § 12-15-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-2 - Precinct superintendent and deputy to be registered voters and residents of precinct--Vacancy on precinct election board.

12-15-2. Precinct superintendent and deputy to be registered voters and residents of precinct--Vacancy on precinct election board.A precinct superintendent or precinct deputy appointed under §12-15-1 shall be a registered voter and a resident of the precinct for which the person is appointed. If the person in charge of the election is unable to appoint a sufficient number of members of the precinct election board who meet the requirements under §12-15-3 by the time prescribed in §12-15-1, a vacancy may be filled by appointing any registered voter of the county in which the precinct is located. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1002; SL 1939, ch 79; SL 1976, ch 105, §33; SL 1984, ch 108, §1; SL 1993, ch 112, §2; SL 1999, ch 69, §4; SL 2019, ch 75, §3.
SD Codified L § 12-15-2.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-2.1 - Precinct superintendent and precinct deputy prohibited to serve as poll watchers.

12-15-2.1. Precinct superintendent and precinct deputy prohibited to serve as poll watchers.No person appointed as a precinct superintendent or precinct deputy may serve as a poll watcher at that election. Source: SL 1984, ch 109, §1; SL 1999, ch 69, §5.
SD Codified L § 12-15-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-3 - Distribution of precinct officials among parties--Superintendent from majority party--Eligible appointees when list not provided.

12-15-3. Distribution of precinct officials among parties--Superintendent from majority party--Eligible appointees when list not provided.In the appointment of the members of the precinct election board and of the counting board pursuant to this chapter, if three or more parties have candidates on the official ballot, one precinct deputy shall be appointed from each party whose candidate for Governor in the last gubernatorial election had at least fifteen percent of the votes as shown by the precinct returns. If two parties have candidates on such ballots, the members of the precinct election board shall be selected from each party and the party receiving a majority of the votes cast for Governor in the election precinct at the last preceding gubernatorial election shall have a majority of the members of the precinct election board. The precinct superintendent shall belong to the party whose candidate received the most votes for Governor in the last gubernatorial election in that precinct. If a precinct has been created since the last election, the precinct superintendent shall belong to the party which received the most votes for Governor in the county in the last gubernatorial election. If no list is provided by a party's county central committee pursuant to §12-15-1, any registered voter who is not affiliated with a party as provided in this section may be chosen as a precinct election board member for the party which did not submit the list within time frame specified in §12-15-1. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1002; SL 1939, ch 79; SL 1975, ch 119, §2; SL 1976, ch 105, §34; SL 1993, ch 118, §2; SL 1999, ch 69, §6; SL 2000, ch 72, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-15-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-7 - Meetings of precinct officials for instruction on laws and duties--Compensation for attendance.

12-15-7. Meetings of precinct officials for instruction on laws and duties--Compensation for attendance.Prior to each general or primary election, each county auditor, assisted by the state's attorney, shall call together the superintendents from each of the precincts in the county, and any precinct deputy as the county auditor may deem appropriate, at some convenient time and place and instruct them on the election laws and the duties of the precinct superintendent and precinct deputies. Any person who is called to the meeting and who attends the meeting shall be paid a fee fixed by the board of county commissioners of not less than five dollars for attending the meeting. Source: SL 1955, ch 59, §§1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §16.1013; SL 1961, ch 99, §1; SL 1974, ch 118, §65; SL 1975, ch 119, §4; SL 1976, ch 105, §36; SL 1990, ch 106; SL 1993, ch 118, §3; SL 1999, ch 69, §7.
SD Codified L § 12-15-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-9 - Oath of precinct officials--Entry in pollbook--Violation of oath as misdemeanor.

12-15-9. Oath of precinct officials--Entry in pollbook--Violation of oath as misdemeanor.Before performing election day duties, each precinct superintendent, precinct deputy, and precinct assistant of the election and counting boards shall severally take an oath in the following form:I, A.B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties of precinct superintendent (or precinct deputy or precinct assistant) according to law and the best of my ability and that I will studiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse and that I will act in an impartial manner in conducting the election about to be held.The members of the precinct election board may administer the oath to each other. The person administering the oaths shall cause an entry thereof to be made and signed by the person and prefixed to the pollbook. A violation of this oath is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §§16.0221, 16.1004; SDCL, §12-6-22; SL 1975, ch 119, §5; SL 1993, ch 118, §4; SL 1999, ch 69, §8; SL 2004, ch 108, §1; SL 2006, ch 70, §6.
SD Codified L § 12-15-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-10 - Replacement of precinct superintendent or precinct deputy failing to take oath or to serve.

12-15-10. Replacement of precinct superintendent or precinct deputy failing to take oath or to serve.If any person appointed as precinct superintendent or precinct deputy neglects or refuses to be sworn or to act as such, the position of the person shall be filled by the voters of the precinct present at the polling place when it opens, from the different political parties, as provided in this chapter. The person so elected to fill the vacancy is vested with the same power for that election, as if regularly appointed. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1007; SL 1974, ch 118, §66; SL 1975, ch 119, §6; SL 1976, ch 105, §37; SL 1993, ch 118, §5; SL 1999, ch 69, §9.
SD Codified L § 12-15-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-11 - Fee paid precinct superintendent and precinct deputy--Mileage for returning pollbooks and ballot boxes.

12-15-11. Fee paid precinct superintendent and precinct deputy--Mileage for returning pollbooks and ballot boxes.Each precinct superintendent and precinct deputy shall receive a fee to be established annually by resolution of the board of county commissioners at its first regular meeting each year. The person delivering the pollbooks and ballot boxes to the proper authority at the county seat shall receive the county rate for mileage as established pursuant to §7-7-24, for miles necessarily traveled in going to and returning from making the delivery. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1710; SL 1943, ch 74; SL 1947, ch 85, §1; SL 1955, ch 54, §6; SL 1959, ch 99, §17; SDC Supp 1960, §16.2217; SL 1963, ch 117, §3; SL 1965, ch 89; SL 1965, ch 92; SL 1967, ch 74; SDCL, §§12-15-12, 12-15-16; SL 1968, ch 85; SL 1969, ch 84; SL 1974, ch 118, §67; SL 1976, ch 105, §38; SL 1987, ch 124, §1; SL 1993, ch 118, §6; SL 1999, ch 69, §10.
SD Codified L § 12-15-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials|Section 12-15-13 - Certification of fee of precinct superintendent and precinct deputy--Order for payment from treasury.

12-15-13. Certification of fee of precinct superintendent and precinct deputy--Order for payment from treasury.The county auditor shall, on the receipt of the returns of any primary, general, or special election make out a certificate stating the fee that each precinct superintendent and precinct deputy is entitled. The county auditor shall submit the certificate to the board of county commissioners at its next session. The board shall order the fee to be paid out of the county treasury. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1710; SL 1943, ch 74; SL 1947, ch 85, §1; SL 1955, ch 54, §6; SL 1976, ch 105, §39; SL 1987, ch 124, §2; SL 1993, ch 118, §7; SL 1999, ch 69, §11.