South Dakota § 12-17B-11 - Equal party representation amongst persons employed to receive, process or tabulate ballots--Submission of employee list--Oath required.
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§ 12-17B-11. Equal party representation amongst persons employed to receive, process or tabulate ballots--Submission of employee list--Oath required.
Except for any specially trained technicians representing the equipment vendor and required for the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment, there shall be equal representation from each political party having a candidate on the ballot and whose candidate on the county-wide ballot at the last general election received at least fifteen percent of the votes amongst those employed or authorized to receive, process, or tabulate the ballots. The proposed list of employees shall be submitted to each county party chairperson at least thirty days prior to the election. Each person shall, prior to discharging any duties, take and subscribe to an oath as prescribed by the State Board of Elections.
Source: SL 1994, ch 110, § 15; SL 2007, ch 75, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-17B-11 ("Equal party representation amongst persons employed to receive, process or tabulate ballots--Submission of employee list--Oath required.") 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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