South Dakota § 12-17B-16 Recount procedures.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-17B-16 — Recount procedures.

South Dakota § 12-17B-16

Title 12ELECTIONS

Ch. 12-17AAUTOMATIC TABULATING SYSTEMS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-17B-16 (2026).

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Automatic tabulating equipment must be tested prior to a recount or election contest as provided in §§ 12-17B-5 to 12-17B-5 .2, inclusive, and then the official ballots must be recounted. The recount board shall certify the new returns printed by the automatic tabulating equipment as the official returns for the election. The person in charge of the election shall sign and seal the new returns printed by the automatic tabulating equipment and make the new returns public.

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Automatic tabulating equipment must be tested prior to a recount or election contest as provided in §§ 12-17B-5 to 12-17B-5 .2, inclusive, and then the official ballots must be recounted. The recount board shall certify the new returns printed by the automatic tabulating equipment as the official returns for the election. The person in charge of the election shall sign and seal the new returns printed by the automatic tabulating equipment and make the new returns public.