§ 12-19-5 — Mailing of ballots and enclosures to voter--Free air mail for federal service voters--Last day to mail absentee ballot.

The envelope containing the enclosures, if not delivered to the voter personally by the person in charge of the election or the authorized messenger filing the voter's request for an absentee ballot, must, except for federal service voters, be mailed by first class mail to the address of the applicant stated in the application, with postage prepaid thereon. The return envelope and the envelope for transmitting the enclosures to federal service voters must meet the requirements of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq., as of January 1, 2023, and must be transmitted by air mail, free of United States postage, including air mail. No public official may mail an absentee ballot to a voter after the Monday prior to election day.

Legislative History

SL 1913, ch 200, § 1; SL 1917, ch 233, § 1; RC 1919, § 7226; SL 1919, ch 189; SL 1925, ch 159, § 1; SDC 1939, § 16.0606; SL 1944 (SS), ch 2, § 4; SL 1953, ch 75, § 3; SL 1955, ch 55, § 2; SL 1957, ch 85, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 16.0613; SL 1963, ch 110, § 1; SL 1964, ch 59; SL 1965, ch 88; SL 1967, ch 72; SDCL, § 12-19-27; SL 1974, ch 118, § 137; SL 1976, ch 105, § 63; SL 1979, ch 105, § 1; SL 1980, ch 115, § 5; SL 1993, ch 116, § 4; SL 2023, ch 51, § 6.