South Dakota § 12-19-37 Absentee ballot precincts--Creation--Absentee ballot counting board.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-19-37 — Absentee ballot precincts--Creation--Absentee ballot counting board.

South Dakota § 12-19-37

Title 12ELECTIONS

Ch. 12-17AABSENTEE VOTING

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-37 (2026).

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Any county may create a special precinct to be known as an absentee ballot precinct. If the county creates an absentee ballot precinct, all absentee ballots cast at any election shall be counted in such precinct. However, if a paper ballot precinct has ten or fewer absentee ballots cast at the time the polls open on election day, the absentee ballots in that precinct shall be counted at the polling place. The election board of the absentee ballot precinct is the absentee ballot counting board. There may be only one absentee ballot counting board at any time in a county.

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Any county may create a special precinct to be known as an absentee ballot precinct. If the county creates an absentee ballot precinct, all absentee ballots cast at any election shall be counted in such precinct. However, if a paper ballot precinct has ten or fewer absentee ballots cast at the time the polls open on election day, the absentee ballots in that precinct shall be counted at the polling place. The election board of the absentee ballot precinct is the absentee ballot counting board. There may be only one absentee ballot counting board at any time in a county.