05:02:23:12Certificate of post-election audit.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
The certificate of post-election audit must be in the following form: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ) ) SS CERTIFICATE OF POST-ELECTION AUDIT COUNTY OF _____________ ) WE, THE UNDERSIGNED members of the post-election auditing board, do hereby certify the results of the audit for the following specified candidates or questions _______________________________________ for the election held on the ____ day of __________, _____. We completed the audit on the ____ day of __________, _____. Precinct__________ Total Votes Total Yes Total No Candidate Name Candidate Name Ballot Question Name The following is a brief description of the proceedings of this post-election audit: Signed by a majority of the post-election auditing board: _____________________________ Post-Election Auditing Board Member _____________________________ Post-Election Auditing Board Member _____________________________ Post-Election Auditing Board Member (add more board member lines as necessary) Attested under SEAL by the ______________ County Auditor: ____________________________
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