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
Law Implemented
- SDCL 12-18-6.1 ↗
- SDCL 12-18-6.2 ↗Amended by HB1324 (2026) — abolish the State Board of Elections.