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05:02:05:26Polling place voter identification sign.

Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗

Voter identification signs must be posted at each polling place. A sign must be posted at each entrance to the polling place which is used by voters. In addition a voter identification sign must be posted in the voting area for each precinct voting at a polling place. The type size of the sign must be a minimum of 36 point type. The language of the sign, shall be in the following form: Please Read To vote, you must either: § Present a photo ID, or if not able to do so, § Sign an affidavit which will be given to you. Accepted forms of photo identification include any one of the following: § A SD driver license or nondriver ID card; or § A US government photo ID; or § A tribal photo ID; or § A current student photo ID from a SD high school or SD accredited institution of higher education.

Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 23, 2004; 32 SDR 225, effective July 3, 2006.

General Authority

  • SDCL 12-1-9
    Amended by HB1324 (2026) — abolish the State Board of Elections.
    Amended by HB1199 (2023) — require postelection audits.
    Amended by HB1329 (2022) — require a forensic audit of election results after each presidential general ele

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