13-7-19.3. Close margin in school election--Petition for recount--Appointment of recount board--Production of ballot boxes--Disputes.
A recount shall be conducted if, within five days after completion of the official canvass of a school district regular or special election at which a question is approved or disapproved by a margin not exceeding two percent of the total votes cast in the election, any three registered voters of the school district file a petition duly verified by such voters, setting forth that they believe a recount will change the outcome. A recount board shall be appointed by the business manager who shall appoint one person on each side of the question and one person who shall be mutually agreed upon by the other two appointed. The person having custody of the ballot boxes containing the ballots to be recounted shall produce the ballot boxes before the recount board. Any question arising on the recount shall be determined by majority vote of the recount board. The recount shall proceed as expeditiously as reasonably possible until completed.
Source: SL 1982, ch 134, §2; SL 2002, ch 77, §6.
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.