South Dakota § 12-21-33 - Sealing and certification of disputed ballots.
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§ 12-21-33. Sealing and certification of disputed ballots.
Disputed ballots shall be securely sealed in a separate envelope for each precinct. The county recount board shall also make a separate and distinct certificate, signed by at least two members of such board and attested by the county auditor under seal, setting forth the number of such disputed ballots as to each precinct, and adequately identifying the envelope in which the same are sealed.
Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1812; SL 1974, ch 118, § 184.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-21-33 ("Sealing and certification of disputed 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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