South Dakota Statutes
§ 12-20-51 — Disputes decided by majority of state canvassers--Irregularities disregarded.
South Dakota § 12-20-51
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 12-20-51 (2026).
Text
A majority of the members of the State Canvassing Board shall decide all matters of dispute, and it shall be their duty to disregard all technicalities and misspelling, the use of initial letters or abbreviations of the names of candidates, if it can be ascertained from the returns for whom the votes were intended.
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Legislative History
SL 1890, ch 84, § 11; RPolC 1903, § 1954; RC 1919, § 7301; SL 1937, ch 119, § 2; SDC 1939, § 16.1721.
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