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A recapitulation sheet containing the following information must be filled out for each type of ballot style. Two columns may be used to separate optical scan and express vote ballots for each ballot style. The person in charge of the election can create this in a format that works for them as long as all the information listed below is included. (Date and Name of Election) Ballot Type Ballot Type Ballot Type RECAP SHEET: PRECINCT ______ 1. Official Ballots Received from Auditor _______+ _______+ _______+ 2. Additional Ballots Received During the Day _______+ _______+ _______+ 3. Absentee Ballots Received _______+ _______+ _______+ 4. Total Ballots Received (add lines 1, 2 and 3) =_______ (Line 4 Total) = _______ (Line 4 Total) = _______ (Line 4 Total) 5. Ballots Spoiled _______+ _______+ _______+ 6. Ballots Unvoted at End of the Day _______+ _______+ _______+ 7. Absentee Ballots not Opened _______+ _______+ _______+ 8. Total (add lines 5, 6 and 7) =_______ (Line 8 Total) =_______ (Line 8 Total) =_______ (Line 8 Total) 9. Ballots Voted (Line 4 minus Line 8) _______ (Line 9 Total) _______ (Line 9 Total) _______ (Line 9 Total) 10. Provisional Ballots Voted _______ _______ _______ 11. Ballots to Be Counted (Line 9 minus Line 10) _______ _______ _______ 12. Enter Number of Voters from Pollbook for this Type of Ballot ______ If Line 9 and Line 12 are not the same, compare the voters in the pollbook and the registration list and correct any mistakes. Signed: _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Precinct Officials PLACE INSIDE BALLOT BOX OR TRANSFER CASE WITH VOTED BALLOTS (Date and Name of Election) Ballot Type Ballot Type Ballot Type RECAP SHEET: PRECINCT 13. Ballots to Be Counted 14. Unstamped Ballots 15. Other Discrepancies 16. Total Ballots Cast (Line 13 minus Lines 14 and 15) Explanation of Discrepancies Signed __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Resolution Board Tabulation center employees shall compare the number of ballots listed on the tabulation tape to the number of ballots listed on this recap sheet. These numbers need to match before the tabulation center employees can sign off on this form. Signed __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Tabulation Center Employees Printer's note: In central count optical scan precincts, lines 10 and 11 may be completed by tabulation center employees. The printed form may be changed to reflect this option.
Source: 8 SDR 81, effective January 10, 1982; 12 SDR 43, effective September 23, 1985; 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994; 22 SDR 95, effective January 18, 1996; 30 SDR 171, effective May 10, 2004; 31 SDR 35, effective September 23, 2004; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018; 47 SDR 37, effective October 6, 2020; 49 SDR 47, effective November 21, 2022.