South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-18-12 — Stamping of ballot before delivery to voter.

South Dakota § 12-18-12
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 12ELECTIONS
Ch. 12-17AARRANGEMENTS AND CONDUCT OF VOTING

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-18-12 (2026).

Text

Before delivering a ballot to any voter the member of the precinct election board in charge of the ballots shall stamp on the ballot the official stamp provided for that purpose as follows:

(1)On a hand-counted ballot, on the back and near the top of the ballot; and (2) On an optical scan ballot, the location indicated by the person in charge of the election.

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Related

Christensen v. Devany
500 N.W.2d 213 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1993)
5 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 16.1006; SL 1972, ch 82, § 7; SL 1974, ch 118, § 117; SL 1999, ch 69, § 31; SL 2008, ch 34, § 16.

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