South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15 - Precinct Election Officials
Section 12-15-7 - Meetings of precinct officials for instruction on laws and duties--Compensation for attendance.

12-15-7. Meetings of precinct officials for instruction on laws and duties--Compensation for attendance.
Prior to each general or primary election, each county auditor, assisted by the state's attorney, shall call together the superintendents from each of the precincts in the county, and any precinct deputy as the county auditor may deem appropriate, at some convenient time and place and instruct them on the election laws and the duties of the precinct superintendent and precinct deputies. Any person who is called to the meeting and who attends the meeting shall be paid a fee fixed by the board of county commissioners of not less than five dollars for attending the meeting.

Source: SL 1955, ch 59, §§1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §16.1013; SL 1961, ch 99, §1; SL 1974, ch 118, §65; SL 1975, ch 119, §4; SL 1976, ch 105, §36; SL 1990, ch 106; SL 1993, ch 118, §3; SL 1999, ch 69, §7.

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.