2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - Elections
Chapter 17B - Automatic Tabulating Systems
Section 12-17B-2 - Requirements for automatic tabulating, electronic ballot marking, and election voting equipment systems--Approval of changes or modifications.
12-17B-2. Requirements for automatic tabulating, electronic ballot marking, and election voting equipment systems--Approval of changes or modifications.
Any automatic tabulating or electronic ballot marking system used in an election shall enable the voter to cast a vote for all offices and on all measures on which the voter is entitled to vote. No automatic tabulating, electronic ballot marking, or election voting equipment system may be connected to the internet. No ballot marking device may save or tabulate votes marked on any system. Each system shall fulfill the requirements for election assistance commission standards certification and be approved by the State Board of Elections prior to distribution and use in this state. No system may be approved unless the system fulfills the requirements as established by the State Board of Elections. Any changes or modifications to an approved system shall be approved by the State Board of Elections prior to distribution and use.
Source: SL 1994, ch 110, §6; SL 2005, ch 92, §3; SL 2018, ch 81, §2, eff. Feb. 5, 2018.
