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Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
One or more ballot boxes may be used in the absentee ballot precinct. Ballot boxes shall be constructed in the same manner as ballot boxes in regular precincts and the seals shall also be the same. After each precinct's ballots have been counted and the wrappers attached, all such ballots shall be sealed in the ballot boxes in the same manner as in regular precincts.
Source: 3 SDR 69, effective April 10, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979.
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- SDCL 12-19-47 ↗Repealed by SB171 (2026) — amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare