South Dakota § 12-20-11 - Entry of precinct vote on unofficial return list--Return with election returns.
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§ 12-20-11. Entry of precinct vote on unofficial return list--Return with election returns.
When the vote count is complete, the members of the precinct election board shall enter upon the blank list the true number of votes cast in the precinct for each person, measure, law, or amendment which appears upon the official ballot, and shall enclose the completed list in the envelope described in § 12-20-10. The precinct superintendent or precinct deputy chosen to deliver the election returns to the officer in charge of the election shall return the completed list separate from any other envelopes or wrappers returned at the time the election returns are delivered.
Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1723; SL 1974, ch 118, § 155; SL 1993, ch 118, § 23; SL 1999, ch 69, § 44.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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