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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - Elections
Chapter 17B - Automatic Tabulating Systems
- Section 12-17B-1 - Definition of terms.
- Section 12-17B-2 - Requirements for automatic tabulating, electronic ballot marking, and election voting equipment systems--Approval of changes or modifications.
- Section 12-17B-2.1 - 12-17B-2.1.Repealed by SL 2018, ch 81, §3, eff. Feb. 5, 2018.
- Section 12-17B-3 - Authority of governing body to adopt, experiment with or abandon system.
- Section 12-17B-4 - Contract by political subdivision with county for use of system.
- Section 12-17B-5 - Testing system before election--Certification of errorless machine--Promulgation of rules--Public notice--Independent candidate and ballot committee contact information.
- Section 12-17B-5.1 - Procedure for testing system before election--Test ballots retained.
- Section 12-17B-5.2 - Updates to automatic tabulating equipment prohibited after testing--Seal--Promulgation of rules.
- Section 12-17B-6 - Sufficient amount of equipment and supplies required.
- Section 12-17B-6.1 - Electronic ballot marking system required where candidate for federal office on ballot.
- Section 12-17B-7 - Voting instructions--Manner of giving instructions.
- Section 12-17B-8 - 12-17B-8.Repealed by SL 2005, ch 92, §7.
- Section 12-17B-9 - Transporting sealed ballot box.
- Section 12-17B-10 - Direction of proceedings at counting location--Open to public.
- Section 12-17B-11 - Equal party representation amongst persons employed to receive, process or tabulate ballots--Submission of employee list--Oath required.
- Section 12-17B-12 - Test of system repeated prior to counting ballots.
- Section 12-17B-13 - Procedure for tabulating votes--Results as unofficial returns--Certification by board.
- Section 12-17B-13.1 - Operation of automatic tabulating equipment--Return of ballots--Out-stacking of ballots.
- Section 12-17B-14 - Duplicate ballots substituted for rejected ballots.
- Section 12-17B-15 - Sealing and storing tabulated ballots and program board.
- Section 12-17B-16 - Recount procedures.
- Section 12-17B-17 - Promulgation of rules.
- Section 12-17B-18 - Post-election audit--Auditing board--Members--Promulgation of rules.
- Section 12-17B-19 - Post-election audit--Payment of costs--Promulgation of rules.
- Section 12-17B-20 - Post-election audit--Procedure--Precinct defined.
- Section 12-17B-21 - Post-election audit open to the public--Notification.
- Section 12-17B-22 - Publication of results.
- Section 12-17B-23 - Post-election audit--Notice to candidates impacted--Recount petition.
- Section 12-17B-24 - Post-election audit not required with particular recounts.
- Section 12-17B-25 - Post-election audit--Ballots secured.
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