12-3-1. General qualifications of voters--Registration required.
Every person resident of this state who shall be of the age of eighteen years and upwards, not otherwise disqualified, who shall have complied with the provisions of law relating to the registration of voters shall be entitled to vote at any election in this state.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 27, §47; CL 1887, §1486; RPolC 1903, §1866; RC 1919, §7213; SDC 1939, §16.0604; SL 1972, ch 76, §1; SL 1973, ch 69, §2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Suffrage And Right To Vote
Section 12-3-1 - General qualifications of voters--Registration required.
Section 12-3-1.1 - Residents of federal areas.
Section 12-3-7 - Proceedings to exempt county from Voting Rights Amendments.
Section 12-3-8 - Implementation of Voting Rights Amendments in affected counties.
Section 12-3-9 - Sioux dialects defined as historically unwritten.
Section 12-3-10 - Linguistic assistance to Indians provided by counties.
Section 12-3-11 - Precinct interpreters provided--Payment.
Section 12-3-12 - Certification that precinct interpreter not needed--Proof.