2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 20 - Return And Canvass Of Votes
§ 12-20-47 Time of convening of state canvassers--Adjournment to obtain late returns.
12-20-47. Time of convening of state canvassers--Adjournment to obtain late returns. Within seven days after the day of election, the Board of State Canvassers shall open and examine the returns from each county. However, if the returns from each county have not been received, the board may adjourn, not exceeding ten days, for the purpose of obtaining the returns from each county. The board shall proceed with the canvass after the returns have been received from each county.
Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1717; SL 1971; ch 86, § 3; SL 1985, ch 110, § 1B; SL 1999, ch 72, § 4.
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