South Dakota § 7-10-5 - General duties relating to elections.
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§ 7-10-5. General duties relating to elections.
The county auditor shall perform all the duties required of him by law relative to making out and delivering notices of special and general elections, to making abstracts of and canvassing the votes cast at any special or general election, to issuing certificates of election to members of the Legislature, county, and precinct officers, and to forwarding the abstracts of votes cast at general or special elections to the secretary of state.
Source: SL 1881, ch 73, § 1; CL 1887, § 645; RPolC 1903, § 888; RC 1919, § 5950; SDC 1939, § 12.0908.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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