South Dakota § 12-4-5.2 - Notice of registration procedures--Publication.
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§ 12-4-5.2. Notice of registration procedures--Publication.
The county auditor or the person responsible for the conduct of a local election shall give notice of the availability of registration officials and state when registration will be terminated and the effect of not registering to vote. The county auditor or the person responsible for the conduct of a local election shall publish the notice online and in official newspapers at least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the last publication to be not less than ten nor more than fifteen days before the deadline for registration. A township, conservation district, sanitation district, fire district, or any special district is not required to post a notice online if the district does not have an official website.
Source: SL 1974, ch 119, § 1; SL 2023, ch 44, § 5.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-4-5.2 ("Notice of registration procedures--Publication.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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