South Dakota § 12-4-39 - Promulgation of rules.
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§ 12-4-39. Promulgation of rules.
The secretary of state shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, providing for:
(1) The establishment and maintenance of the statewide voter registration file;
(2) The transmission of the voter registration information from the county auditor to the secretary of state;
(3) The identification of duplicate voter registration;
(4) The publishing of the information from the statewide voter registration file; and
(5) The establishment of fees for information provided from the statewide voter registration file not to exceed:
(a) One thousand dollars per paper copy of a list of the registered voters in the state;
(b) One hundred dollars per paper copy of a list of the registered voters in a legislative district;
(c) Fifty dollars per paper copy of a list of registered voters in a county or other political subdivision;
(d) One hundred dollars per paper copy of an updated partial list that contains only changes made to the list of the registered voters in the state within a year of the purchase of the complete list;
(e) Seventy-five dollars per paper copy of an updated partial list that contains only changes made to the list of the registered voters in a legislative district, county, or other political subdivision, within a year of the purchase of the complete list; and
(f) Two hundred twenty-five dollars for an electronic data file containing a list of the registered voters in the state.
Source: SL 2001, ch 66, § 3; SL 2025, ch 60, § 4.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-4-39 ("Promulgation of rules.") 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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