South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting
Section 12-19-9 - Delivery of absentee ballot--Personal delivery when transmission time insufficient--Receipt.

12-19-9. Delivery of absentee ballot--Personal delivery when transmission time insufficient--Receipt.
An authorized messenger shall deliver the absentee ballot to the person in charge of the election unless there is not sufficient time for the person in charge of the election to transmit the absentee ballot to the voter's home precinct. In that instance, the authorized messenger shall personally deliver the absentee ballot to the precinct superintendent of the voter's home precinct. If the authorized messenger requests a receipt when returning the absentee ballot, the person in charge of the election shall provide the authorized messenger a receipt.

Source: SL 1913, ch 200, §2; SL 1917, ch 233, §2; SL 1918 (SS), ch 45; RC 1919, §7227; SL 1925, ch 159, §2; SL 1929, ch 114, §1; SDC 1939, §16.0607; SL 1963, ch 110, §2; SL 1970, ch 91, §1; SL 1972, ch 90, §3; SL 1974, ch 118, §139; SL 1976, ch 105, §66; SL 1979, ch 105, §2; SL 1980, ch 115, §6; SL 1983, ch 116, §1; SL 1992, ch 115, §6; SL 2006, ch 72, §4.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 12 - Elections

Chapter 19 - Absentee Voting

Section 12-19-1 - Absentee ballot--Persons entitled to vote.

Section 12-19-1.1 - Affirmation of address by voter in inactive registration file.

Section 12-19-1.2 - Time for absentee voting.

Section 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.

Section 12-19-2.1 - Application in person or by authorized messenger--Delivery of ballot to messenger or by mail.

Section 12-19-2.2 - Authorized messenger for more than one voter.

Section 12-19-2.3 - Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act--Application or request for absentee ballot.

Section 12-19-2.4 - Multiple applications or requests for ballots and multiple ballots--Application.

Section 12-19-2.5 - Form of application for absentee ballot and combined application/return envelope.

Section 12-19-2.6 - Preference and selection of ballot style for independent in primary election.

Section 12-19-3 - Forwarding of ballot to voter--Instructions and return envelope.

Section 12-19-4 - Voter's statement on return envelope--Federal service voting forms.

Section 12-19-5 - Mailing of ballot and enclosures to voter--Free air mail for federal service voters.

Section 12-19-7 - Marking and folding ballot--Officer before whom marked--Mailing or delivering ballot.

Section 12-19-7.1 - Candidates and election officials not to serve as authorized messenger.

Section 12-19-7.2 - Display of campaign material by messenger as misdemeanor.

Section 12-19-9 - Delivery of absentee ballot--Personal delivery when transmission time insufficient--Receipt.

Section 12-19-9.1 - Nursing facility, assisted living center, or hospital having multiple absentee ballot requests.

Section 12-19-9.2 - Marking and return of ballot on death of voter before opening of polls.

Section 12-19-10 - Preservation and delivery of ballot to precinct superintendent--Comparison of statement and application--Deposit in ballot box--Unopened ballots--Unauthorized examination as misdemeanor.

Section 12-19-10.1 - County auditor validation of absentee ballot signatures.

Section 12-19-11 - Preservation and return of application and return envelope.

Section 12-19-12 - Delivery of absentee ballot to polling place after close of polls.

Section 12-19-14 - Unlawful disposition of ballot or ballot link as misdemeanor.

Section 12-19-32 - Ballot not invalidated by federal censorship.

Section 12-19-33 - Failure to deliver or tampering with ballot as felony.

Section 12-19-34 - Informalities do not invalidate election--Liberal construction.

Section 12-19-37 - Absentee ballot precincts--Creation--Absentee ballot counting board.

Section 12-19-38 - Appointment of absentee ballot counting board--Number of members.

Section 12-19-39 - Oath of board members--Compensation.

Section 12-19-41 - Powers and duties of absentee ballot counting board.

Section 12-19-42 - Envelope containing voted ballots kept closed--Delivery to county board.

Section 12-19-43 - Review--Sorting--Processing--Absentee Ballots.

Section 12-19-44 - Counting process open.

Section 12-19-45 - Record of applicants' names, addresses, and voting precincts--Delivery to counting board--Record of authorized messengers.

Section 12-19-46 - Commencement of count when polls close--Place.

Section 12-19-47 - Processing of absentee ballots.

Section 12-19-48 - Delivery of absentee ballot after polls are closed.

Section 12-19-49 - Death of absentee voter prior to opening of polls--Ballot returned to person in charge--Election not invalidated by casting of ballot.

Section 12-19-50 - Forms for recording tally--Special pollbook--Tally added to home precinct totals.

Section 12-19-52 - Electronic voting systems.

Section 12-19-53 - Contracting for services of county auditor from another county.

Section 12-19-54 - Payment for assisting voters based on number of voters assisted prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-19-55 - Receipt of payment for assisting voters based on number of voters assisted prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.