South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials
Section 12-15-2 - Precinct superintendent and deputy to be registered voters and residents of precinct--Vacancy on precinct election board.

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

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.