South Dakota § 12-4-6.1 - Effective date of voter registration.
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§ 12-4-6.1. Effective date of voter registration.
A voter registration shall be considered to be effective on the date which the card is received by the county auditor. However, if the card was completed at one of the agencies listed in § 12-4-2, is received by the auditor within five days following any registration deadline and is dated by the deadline, the card shall be considered to be effective on the date which it was signed at the agency. If a card does not contain all of the information required by the form prescribed pursuant to § 12-4-6 or if the card contains information which is not correct, it shall be considered to be effective on the date all of the correct, required information is supplied to the county auditor.
Source: SL 1997, ch 78, § 1; SL 2005, ch 89, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-4-6.1 ("Effective date of voter registration.") 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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