05:02:23:07Public vote count.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
At the post-election audit, the post-election auditing board shall publicly manually count the votes and only adjourn after the count is completed and the certificate of post-election audit signed. The post-election auditing board may only exclude or prohibit a member of the public from witnessing any portion of the post-election audit if that person's conduct is disruptive.
Source: 50 SDR 66, effective December 5, 2023.
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