South Dakota § 12-19-43 - Absentee ballot counting board--Reviewing and processing ballots--Prior notice.
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§ 12-19-43. Absentee ballot counting board--Reviewing and processing ballots--Prior notice.
If in the judgment of the person in charge of the election it is necessary to convene the absentee counting board prior to the closing of the polls on election day, the person in charge of the election may direct the board to meet during regular business hours on the day before the election and on election day prior to the closing of the polls for the purpose of processing absentee ballots, pursuant to § 12-19-10. If the person in charge of the election convenes the absentee counting board on the day before the election, the board may only process the absentee ballots, as provided in § 12-19-10, and may not manually count any ballots or use the automatic tabulating equipment to count the ballots.
The absentee ballots may be counted by the automatic tabulating equipment on election day, prior to the closing of the polls, provided that any vote totals are not printed or displayed by any tabulating machine prior to the closing of the polls. The absentee ballot counting board may not manually count the absentee ballots prior to the closing of the polls.
If ballots are processed by an automatic tabulating machine prior to the closing of the polls, the resolution board shall be present and notification of such processing shall be provided to each county party chairperson at least ten days before the election.
Source: SL 1976, ch 108, § 4; SL 1977, ch 113; SL 2005, ch 93, § 6; SL 2021, ch 67, § 1; SL 2026, ch 73, § 4, eff. Mar. 26, 2026.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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