South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials
Section 12-15-14.1 - Counting boards in smaller precincts to avoid unreasonable delay.

12-15-14.1. Counting boards in smaller precincts to avoid unreasonable delay.
Notwithstanding §12-15-14, the county auditor may appoint counting boards in those precincts where the number of ballots to be voted on paper ballots, including absentee ballots, has in prior elections unreasonably delayed the completion of the ballot count even though the total number of ballots cast in prior elections did not exceed three hundred voters.

Source: SL 1975, ch 119, §8; SL 1976, ch 105, §41; SL 1993, ch 118, §9.

<< Previous
Next >>

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.