South Dakota § 12-18-32 - Packaging and return of unused ballots--Record accounting for ballots.
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§ 12-18-32. Packaging and return of unused ballots--Record accounting for ballots.
All ballots which have not been distributed to voters, excluding those marked "spoiled and replaced" separately enclosed, together with a record of ballots stating the number of ballots voted, the number of ballots spoiled and replaced, and the number of ballots not delivered to voters, shall be placed in a parcel separate from the ballot box and returned to the auditor along with the ballot boxes.
Source: SL 1897, ch 60, § 33; RPolC 1903, § 1922; RC 1919, § 7272; SDC 1939, § 16.1208; SL 1974, ch 118, § 132.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-18-32 ("Packaging and return of unused ballots--Record accounting for ballots.") 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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