05:02:16:17.01Write-in votes not counted.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
As each ballot is being examined to determine how the vote was cast for each office, the counting board shall determine if any write-in was placed on the ballot. The write-in may not be counted as a vote but all other valid marks shall be counted as votes.
Source: 26 SDR 168, effective June 25, 2000; 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