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2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 20 - Return And Canvass Of Votes
§ 12-20-17 Returns not disclosed until all polls in state closed.
SD Codified L § 12-20-17 (2016) What's This?
12-20-17. Returns not disclosed until all polls in state closed. No public disclosure of the returns of state and federal elections in any primary or general election is permitted until each precinct polling place in the state is closed. This provision applies to each precinct polling place within the state.
Source: SL 1959, ch 99, § 20; SDC Supp 1960, § 16.2220; SL 1981, ch 119, § 2; SL 2000, ch 71, § 2.
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