South Dakota § 8-3-9 - Township election--Challenge to voter qualification--Affidavit--Violation.
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§ 8-3-9. Township election--Challenge to voter qualification--Affidavit--Violation.
If any person is challenged as being unqualified when offering to vote at any township election or upon any question arising at any township meeting relating to a person's residency, the judges, or township clerk, if no judges are present, must have the person sign an affidavit attesting to the person's residency and qualification to vote. A person who makes a false affirmation is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor pursuant to § 8-3-8.
Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, § 23; CL 1887, § 724; RPolC 1903, § 1016; RC 1919, § 6060; SDC 1939, § 58.0313; SL 2023, ch 24, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-3-9 ("Township election--Challenge to voter qualification--Affidavit--Violation.") 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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