South Dakota § 12-17B-5.1 - Procedure for testing system before election--Test ballots retained.
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§ 12-17B-5.1. Procedure for testing system before election--Test ballots retained.
The person in charge of the election shall test the automatic tabulating equipment by processing a predetermined number of ballots on which are recorded a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and measure. The test of the automatic tabulating equipment must also include at least one ballot for each office that has votes exceeding the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject invalid votes. During the test, a different number of valid votes must be assigned to each candidate for an office and for and against each measure. A ballot used to test the automatic tabulating equipment must be clearly marked as a test ballot. After each test, the testing materials and the predetermined number of ballots used during the test must be sealed and retained in the same manner as election materials after an election.
Source: SL 2023, ch 49, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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