05:02:16:40Return and sealing of pollbook.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
The pollbook shall be placed in a pollbook return envelope and the envelope sealed with the pollbook envelope seal prescribed in § 5:02:16:41. The sealed envelope and its contents shall not be placed in the ballot box and shall be returned to the person in charge of the election. The pollbook envelope must be in the following form: POLLBOOK ________________PRECINCT TO: COUNTY AUDITOR ______________________________ SOUTH DAKOTA DO NOT PUT THIS IN BALLOT BOX
Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 5 SDR 31, effective November 1, 1978; 20 SDR 4, effective July 19, 1993.
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- SDCL 12-20-52 ↗Repealed by HB1324 (2026) — abolish the State Board of Elections.Amended by SB160 (2023) — establish post-election audits.