South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - School District Elections
Section 13-7-27 - Definitions.

13-7-27. Definitions.
The terms "election," "candidate," "election officials," "elector," "voter," and "registration officials" when used in a school district election or petition are defined in §12-1-3.

Source: SL 1985, ch 119, §10.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 13 - Education

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 13-7-4.2 - Registration and residence required to vote in school election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election.

Section 13-7-5 - Publication of notice of vacancies on school board--Newly created school districts.

Section 13-7-6 - Filing of candidate's nominating petition--Formal declaration of candidacy--Contents, circulation, and verification of nominating petition.

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 - Date and hours of annual school elections--Procedure for absentee voting, voter registration, and counting ballots.

Section 13-7-10.1 - Joint school district and municipal elections authorized--Date--Sharing costs and responsibilities.

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 13-7-17 - Certification of school district election returns--Preservation of ballots and ballot boxes.

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 13-7-19.2 - Close margin in school board election--Request for recount--Recount board established.

Section 13-7-19.3 - Close margin in school election--Petition for recount--Appointment of recount board--Production of ballot boxes--Disputes.

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.

Section 13-7-31 - Time for providing election information.