12-17B-11. Equal party representation amongst persons employed to receive, process or tabulate ballots--Submission of employee list--Oath required.
Except for any specially trained technicians representing the equipment vendor and required for the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment, there shall be equal representation from each political party having a candidate on the ballot and whose candidate on the county-wide ballot at the last general election received at least fifteen percent of the votes amongst those employed or authorized to receive, process, or tabulate the ballots. The proposed list of employees shall be submitted to each county party chairperson at least thirty days prior to the election. Each person shall, prior to discharging any duties, take and subscribe to an oath as prescribed by the State Board of Elections.
Source: SL 1994, ch 110, §15; SL 2007, ch 75, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 17B - Automatic Tabulating Systems
Section 12-17B-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 12-17B-3 - Authority of governing body to adopt, experiment with or abandon system.
Section 12-17B-4 - Contract by political subdivision with county for use of system.
Section 12-17B-5 - Testing system before election--Public notice.
Section 12-17B-6 - Sufficient amount of equipment and supplies required.
Section 12-17B-7 - Voting instructions--Manner of giving instructions.
Section 12-17B-9 - Transporting sealed ballot box.
Section 12-17B-10 - Direction of proceedings at counting location--Open to public.
Section 12-17B-12 - Test of system repeated prior to counting ballots.
Section 12-17B-15 - Sealing and storing tabulated ballots and program board.