South Dakota Statutes
§ 12-20-21 — Return of ballot boxes, returns, records and supplies to officer in charge--Tampering prohibited--Violation as felony.
South Dakota § 12-20-21
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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-20-21 (2026).
Text
The sealed ballot box, together with the pollbook and duplicate tally sheet, registration lists, and the envelope containing the unofficial returns and all supplies and returns required, shall be returned by the precinct superintendent or a precinct deputy designated by the precinct superintendent, to the officer in charge of the election immediately after completion of the vote count. No person may deface, destroy, or tamper with the ballot box, envelope, pollbook, duplicate tally sheet, or registration lists or remove any seals. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.
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Related
McIntyre v. Wick
1996 SD 147 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1996)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, §§ 16.0206, 16.0230, 16.0706, 16.1707, 16.1708, 16.9925; SL 1961, ch 92, §§ 10, 23; SL 1963, ch 109, §§ 1 to 3; SDCL, §§ 12-4-27, 12-6-44,
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