South Dakota § 12-4-1.3 Federal voter--Registration--Ballot.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-4-1.3 — Federal voter--Registration--Ballot.

South Dakota § 12-4-1.3

Title 12ELECTIONS

Ch. 12-2REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-4-1.3 (2026).

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If an individual applies to register as a voter of this state or to vote by absentee ballot, using only the address of a commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding service, or other post office box as the individual's residence address, without providing a description of the location of the individual's habitation, the individual does not meet the requirements to be a resident of this state for the purposes of this title, and may be registered only as a federal voter. If an individual who does not meet the requirements to be a resident of this state is eligible to vote pursuant to this section, the county auditor must indicate that the individual is eligible to vote only as a federal voter. The county auditor shall prepare a ballot that lists only the names of the candidates for Uni

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If an individual applies to register as a voter of this state or to vote by absentee ballot, using only the address of a commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding service, or other post office box as the individual's residence address, without providing a description of the location of the individual's habitation, the individual does not meet the requirements to be a resident of this state for the purposes of this title, and may be registered only as a federal voter. If an individual who does not meet the requirements to be a resident of this state is eligible to vote pursuant to this section, the county auditor must indicate that the individual is eligible to vote only as a federal voter. The county auditor shall prepare a ballot that lists only the names of the candidates for United States senator, United States representative, and president and vice president of the United States, as certified by the secretary of state pursuant to § 12-8-8 , and the names of the presidential electors designated for each candidate. The county auditor or member of the precinct election board shall provide the ballot to any individual who has been designated as a federal voter, by the county auditor. For the purposes of this section, "federal voter" means an individual who is eligible to vote in elections for presidential electors, United States senator, or United States representative at a primary, runoff, special, or general election.