13-7-13. Ballots and election supplies--Form and content of ballots--Absentee ballots.
The business manager of the school district shall provide proper ballots, pollbooks, voting booths, and necessary supplies as required by law to the proper election officials on election day. The ballots shall be as prescribed by the State Board of Elections. The quantity of ballots provided shall be at least ten percent more than the number of voters at the last comparable election. No party affiliation may appear on the ballot and the names of the candidates for the respective vacancies shall be printed on the ballot. Each candidate's position on the ballot shall be chosen by lot by the business manager and each candidate may be present or represented when the position on the ballot is being determined. The ballots for school elections shall be available for absentee voting no later than fifteen days prior to election day.
Source: SDC 1939, §15.2512; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §14; SL 1957, ch 64, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2314; SL 1975, ch 128, §40; SL 1979, ch 113, §6; SL 1995, ch 91; SL 2004, ch 75, §10; SL 2008, ch 34, §19; SL 2016, ch 43, §4.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - School District Elections
Section 13-7-3 - Public offices incompatible with board membership.
Section 13-7-4 - Registration of voters--Notice of registration.
Section 13-7-5 - Publication of notice of vacancies on school board--Newly created school districts.
Section 13-7-6.1 - Option to adopt campaign finance law.
Section 13-7-6.2 - Candidate's nominating petition in newly created school district.
Section 13-7-7 - Withdrawal by candidate for board membership.
Section 13-7-8 - Publication of notice of election--Contents--Facsimile of ballot.
Section 13-7-8.1 - Notice of special election.
Section 13-7-9 - Election not held if no contest or question--Certificates of election.
Section 13-7-9.1 - Death or withdrawal of candidate resulting in no contest.
Section 13-7-10.2 - Notices and nomination procedure for certain joint elections.
Section 13-7-10.3 - Joint school board and primary elections.
Section 13-7-10.4 - Notices and nomination procedure for joint board and primary elections.
Section 13-7-11 - Voting precincts and polling places.
Section 13-7-12 - Precinct superintendents and precinct deputies of school elections--Compensation.
Section 13-7-13 - Ballots and election supplies--Form and content of ballots--Absentee ballots.
Section 13-7-14 - Absentee voting in school elections.
Section 13-7-18 - Canvass of election results--Certificates of election--Certification of results.
Section 13-7-19.1 - Tie vote--Recount procedure--Resolution by lot.
Section 13-7-19.4 - Compensation of recount board.
Section 13-7-27 - Definitions.
Section 13-7-30 - Information regarding school elections to be provided in school board minutes.