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Counting And Canvassing Of Ballots
Chapter · Administrative Rules of South Dakota ·
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Sections (52)
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Definitions.
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Delivery of supplies to counting board --
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Ballot drop box security.
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Signing of oaths.
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Public vote count.
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Use of tally sheets.
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Comparison of registration list and pollbook.
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Opening ballot box.
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Folded ballots separated.
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Duplicate ballots.
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Drawing of excess ballots.
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Endorsing of excess ballots.
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Unstamped ballots.
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Separation of ballots.
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Order of vote counting.
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Scrutiny of ballots by judges.
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Scrutiny of ballots by counting board.
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Tally of ballots.
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Voter's intent.
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Identifying marks.
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Write-in votes not counted.
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Counting imperfectly marked paper ballots.
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Marks to be construed as crosses or check marks.
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Crossing out names.
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Failure to touch box.
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Voter's intent to be determined.
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Abrogating of prior court decisions.
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Use of prior court decision.
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Automated tabulating system ballot markings.
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Crossing party lines.
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Unofficial returns of precinct vote.
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Entry of precinct vote on unofficial return
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Official return sheets for voting machine
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Voting machine precinct printing and
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Official returns for voting machine precincts.
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Official count of voting machine precincts.
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Signing of certificates.
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Deposit of counted ballots.
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Procedure for placing voted ballots in the
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Return
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Return of duplicate ballots of one voter not
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Ballots voted but not counted.
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Recapitulation sheet.
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Sealing of ballot box.
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Use of paper seals on ballot box.
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Form of the paper seal.
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Return and sealing of pollbook.
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Pollbook envelope
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Return of duplicate tally sheet.
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Return of election material.
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Purpose
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Provisional