South Dakota § 12-1-9.1 Ranked choice voting prohibited.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-1-9.1 — Ranked choice voting prohibited.

South Dakota § 12-1-9.1

Title 12ELECTIONS

Ch. 12-1GENERAL PROVISIONS AND STATE BOARD

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-1-9.1 (2026).

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The State Board of Elections may not authorize and a political subdivision may not adopt or enforce in any manner a rule, resolution, charter provision, or ordinance establishing a system of voting for any office where:

(1)Voters rank candidates in order of preference;

(2)Tabulation proceeds in rounds where in each round either a candidate is elected or the last-place candidate is eliminated;

(3)Votes are transferred from elected or eliminated candidates to the voter's next-ranked candidate in order of preference; and (4) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled.

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The State Board of Elections may not authorize and a political subdivision may not adopt or enforce in any manner a rule, resolution, charter provision, or ordinance establishing a system of voting for any office where: (1) Voters rank candidates in order of preference; (2) Tabulation proceeds in rounds where in each round either a candidate is elected or the last-place candidate is eliminated; (3) Votes are transferred from elected or eliminated candidates to the voter's next-ranked candidate in order of preference; and (4) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled.