05:02:16:39Form of the paper seal.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
The paper seal used pursuant to §§ 5:02:09:04.03(8) and 5:02:16:38 shall be in the following form: BALLOT BOX SEAL SIGNATURES OF COUNTING BOARD OR PRECINCT BOARD _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Where ballots are counted by hand, upon returning ballots to the box after counting the counting board shall sign these seals and affix the seals to the ballot box openings and upon all places where the box may be opened except where the openings are sealed with a metal seal. Where ballots are counted by machine, the precinct board shall sign these seals.
Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 25 SDR 167, effective July 6, 1999; 31 SDR 35, effective September 23, 2004.
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- SDCL 12-20-52 ↗Repealed by HB1324 (2026) — abolish the State Board of Elections.Amended by SB160 (2023) — establish post-election audits.