05:02:09:13Envelope for official returns.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
The returns printed from the tabulating or accumulation equipment shall be sealed in a manila envelope clearly labeled "Final Unofficial Returns" and kept with the pollbook until the meeting of the county canvassing board.
Source: 5 SDR 31, effective November 1, 1978; 8 SDR 81, effective January 10, 1982; 20 SDR 4, effective July 19, 1993; 33 SDR 230, effective July 1, 2007.
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
- SDCL 12-17B-17 ↗