South Dakota § 12-21-32 - Certification of recount result--Contents and execution--Transmittal to secretary of state.
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§ 12-21-32. Certification of recount result--Contents and execution--Transmittal to secretary of state.
Upon the conclusion of the recount of all ballots to be recounted the county recount board shall certify the result. The certificate shall be signed by at least two members of the board, attested under seal by the county auditor. The certificate shall set forth in substance the proceedings of the board and appearances of any candidates or representatives, shall adequately designate each precinct recounted, the vote of each precinct according to the official canvass previously made as to the office, nomination, position, or question involved, and the correct vote of such precinct as to the office, nomination, position, or question as determined by the board through the recount. The certificate shall be made in duplicate, and either the original or duplicate original shall be transmitted to the secretary of state by mail in any recount affecting a certificate to be issued by the secretary of state.
Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1811; SL 1974, ch 118, § 183; SL 2008, ch 34, § 18.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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