South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials
Section 12-15-1 - Appointment by county auditor of precinct election officials--Names submitted by parties.

12-15-1. Appointment by county auditor of precinct election officials--Names submitted by parties.
The county auditor shall, not less than twenty days before any election, appoint a precinct superintendent and two precinct deputies who shall constitute the precinct election board and a precinct superintendent and two precinct deputies of the counting board if the board is appointed pursuant to §12-15-14 or 12-15-14.1 for each of the voting precincts or vote centers of the county. Additional precinct deputies may be appointed in increments of two. The county auditor shall make the appointments from lists of names submitted by the county central committee of each party. If the county auditor fails to receive the list at least forty-five days prior to an election, the county auditor shall make the appointments.

Source: SDC 1939, §§16.1001, 16.1005; SL 1961, ch 98; SDCL §12-18-1; SL 1972, ch 82, §6; SL 1972, ch 85, §1; SL 1974, ch 118, §64; SL 1975, ch 119, §1; SL 1976, ch 105, §32; SL 1977, ch 68, §9; SL 1983, ch 108, §2; SL 1985, ch 111, §1; SL 1987, ch 123; SL 1989, ch 129; SL 1993, ch 112, §1; SL 1993, ch 118, §1; SL 1999, ch 69, §3; SL 2012, ch 84, §2, eff. Feb. 23, 2012.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 12 - Elections

Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials

Section 12-15-1 - Appointment by county auditor of precinct election officials--Names submitted by parties.

Section 12-15-1.3 - Precinct assistant--Appointment--Duties.

Section 12-15-2 - Precinct superintendent and deputy to be registered voters and residents of precinct--Vacancy on precinct election board.

Section 12-15-2.1 - Precinct superintendent and precinct deputy prohibited to serve as poll watchers.

Section 12-15-3 - Distribution of precinct officials among parties--Superintendent from majority party--Eligible appointees when list not provided.

Section 12-15-7 - Meetings of precinct officials for instruction on laws and duties--Compensation for attendance.

Section 12-15-9 - Oath of precinct officials--Entry in pollbook--Violation of oath as misdemeanor.

Section 12-15-10 - Replacement of precinct superintendent or precinct deputy failing to take oath or to serve.

Section 12-15-11 - Fee paid precinct superintendent and precinct deputy--Mileage for returning pollbooks and ballot boxes.

Section 12-15-13 - Certification of fee of precinct superintendent and precinct deputy--Order for payment from treasury.

Section 12-15-14 - Counting boards in large paper ballot precincts--Duties.

Section 12-15-14.1 - Counting boards in smaller precincts to avoid unreasonable delay.

Section 12-15-14.3 - Certain relatives of candidates prohibited from serving on election and counting boards.