12-15-2. Precinct superintendent and deputy to be registered voters and residents of precinct--Vacancy on precinct election board.
A precinct superintendent or precinct deputy appointed under §12-15-1 shall be a registered voter and a resident of the precinct for which the person is appointed. If the person in charge of the election is unable to appoint a sufficient number of members of the precinct election board who meet the requirements under §12-15-3 by the time prescribed in §12-15-1, a vacancy may be filled by appointing any registered voter of the county in which the precinct is located.
Source: SDC 1939, §16.1002; SL 1939, ch 79; SL 1976, ch 105, §33; SL 1984, ch 108, §1; SL 1993, ch 112, §2; SL 1999, ch 69, §4; SL 2019, ch 75, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials
Section 12-15-1.3 - Precinct assistant--Appointment--Duties.
Section 12-15-9 - Oath of precinct officials--Entry in pollbook--Violation of oath as misdemeanor.
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.