South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-19-34 — Informalities do not invalidate election--Liberal construction.

South Dakota § 12-19-34
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 12ELECTIONS
Ch. 12-17AABSENTEE VOTING

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-34 (2026).

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No mere informality in the matter of carrying out or executing the provisions of this chapter shall invalidate the election or authorize the rejection of the returns thereof, and the provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed for the purposes herein expressed or intended.

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Legislative History

SL 1944 (SS), ch 2, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 16.0617; SL 1974, ch 118, § 145.

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