2011 South Dakota Code
Title 13 EDUCATION
Chapter 07. School District Elections
§13-7-28 Large school districts authorized to conduct 2011 school board elections using voting centers and electronic records.

13-7-28. Large school districts authorized to conduct 2011 school board elections using voting centers and electronic records. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school district with a fall enrollment, as defined in § 13-13-10.1, greater than fifteen thousand may conduct a 2011 school board election using the provisions of this section. The election shall be conducted in conformance with all applicable election laws and rules with the following exceptions:

(1) The school district may use voting centers that allow voters in the district to vote at any one of the voting centers in lieu of establishing precincts and wards for the election;

(2) Polling place deputies and superintendents registered to vote and living in the school district may be appointed as polling place deputies and superintendents to any of the voting centers;

(3) Secure, encrypted electronic pollbooks may be used in lieu of paper registration books;

(4) The poll list may be kept electronically;

(5) The electronic pollbook shall be connected via a secure intranet to a single database of voters registered for this election. As a voter presents himself or herself to vote, the electronic pollbook shall be updated with an indicator that the person has voted. At least every ten minutes the electronic pollbook shall update the single database and any other electronic pollbook with the same information; and

(6) The entire school district is designated as one voting precinct for this election. (This section is repealed effective January 1, 2012 pursuant to SL 2010, ch 80, § 3.)

Source: SL 2010, ch 80, § 1.