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2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting
- § 12-19-1 Absentee ballot--Persons entitled to vote.
- § 12-19-1.1 Affirmation of address by voter in inactive registration file.
- § 12-19-1.2 Time for absentee voting.
- § 12-19-2 Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.
- § 12-19-2.1 Application in person or by authorized messenger--Delivery of ballot to messenger or by mail.
- § 12-19-2.2 Authorized messenger for more than one voter.
- § 12-19-2.3 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act--Application or request for absentee ballot.
- § 12-19-2.4 Multiple applications or requests for ballots and multiple ballots--Application.
- § 12-19-2.5 Form of application for absentee ballot and combined application/return envelope.
- § 12-19-2.6 Preference and selection of ballot style for independent in primary election.
- § 12-19-3 Forwarding of ballot to voter--Instructions and return envelope.
- § 12-19-4 Voter's statement on return envelope--Federal service voting forms.
- § 12-19-5 Mailing of ballot and enclosures to voter--Free air mail for federal service voters.
- § 12-19-6 Repealed.
- § 12-19-7 Marking and folding ballot--Officer before whom marked--Mailing or delivering ballot.
- § 12-19-7.1 Candidates and election officials not to serve as authorized messenger.
- § 12-19-7.2 Display of campaign material by messenger as misdemeanor.
- § 12-19-8 Repealed.
- § 12-19-9 Delivery of absentee ballot--Personal delivery when transmission time insufficient--Receipt.
- § 12-19-9.1 Nursing facility, assisted living center, or hospital having multiple absentee ballot requests.
- § 12-19-9.2 Marking and return of ballot on death of voter before opening of polls.
- § 12-19-10 Preservation and delivery of ballot to precinct superintendent--Comparison of statement and application--Deposit in ballot box--Unopened ballots--Unauthorized examination as misdemeanor.
- § 12-19-11 Preservation and return of application and return envelope.
- § 12-19-12 Delivery of absentee ballot to polling place after close of polls.
- § 12-19-13 Repealed.
- § 12-19-14 Unlawful disposition of ballot or ballot link as misdemeanor.
- § 12-19-15 to 12-19-22. Repealed.
- § 12-19-23 Repealed.
- § 12-19-24 to 12-19-31. Repealed.
- § 12-19-32 Ballot not invalidated by federal censorship.
- § 12-19-33 Failure to deliver or tampering with ballot as felony.
- § 12-19-34 Informalities do not invalidate election--Liberal construction.
- § 12-19-35 , 12-19-36. Repealed.
- § 12-19-37 Absentee ballot precincts--Creation--Absentee ballot counting board.
- § 12-19-38 Appointment of absentee ballot counting board--Number of members.
- § 12-19-39 Oath of board members--Compensation.
- § 12-19-40 Repealed.
- § 12-19-41 Powers and duties of absentee ballot counting board.
- § 12-19-42 Envelope containing voted ballots kept closed--Delivery to county board.
- § 12-19-43 Review of absentee voters' affidavits prior to closing of polls--Counting or processing of ballots.
- § 12-19-44 Counting process open.
- § 12-19-45 Record of applicants' names, addresses, and voting precincts--Delivery to counting board--Record of authorized messengers.
- § 12-19-46 Commencement of count when polls close--Place.
- § 12-19-47 Processing of absentee ballots.
- § 12-19-48 Delivery of absentee ballot after polls are closed.
- § 12-19-49 Death of absentee voter prior to opening of polls--Ballot returned to person in charge--Election not invalidated by casting of ballot.
- § 12-19-50 Forms for recording tally--Special pollbook--Tally added to home precinct totals.
- § 12-19-51 Repealed.
- § 12-19-52 Electronic voting systems.
- § 12-19-53 Contracting for services of county auditor from another county.
- § 12-19-54 Payment for assisting voters based on number of voters assisted prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 12-19-55 Receipt of payment for assisting voters based on number of voters assisted prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
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