12-17B-5. Testing system before election--Public notice.
Not more than ten days prior to an election, the person in charge of the election shall conduct a test of the automatic tabulating equipment to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures. Public notice of the test shall be given at least forty-eight hours prior to the test by publication once in the official newspaper of the election jurisdiction. The test shall be open to the public. If any error is detected, the cause of the error shall be determined and corrected and an errorless count shall be made before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved.
Source: SL 1994, ch 110, ยง9.
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.