13-7-4.2. Registration and residence required to vote in school election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election.
No person may vote at any school election unless the person is registered to vote pursuant to chapter 12-4 and resides in the school district at the time of the election. For the purposes of this section, a person resides in the school district if the person actually lives in the school district for at least thirty days each year, is a full-time postsecondary education student who resided in the school district immediately prior to leaving for the postsecondary education, or is on active duty as a member of the armed forces whose home of record is within the school district. A voter's qualification as a resident may be challenged in the manner provided in §12-18-10. No election may be contested on the grounds that any nonresident was allowed to vote if the nonresident was not challenged in the manner provided in §12-18-10.
Source: SL 1998, ch 45, §2; SL 2001, ch 43, §2; SL 2002, ch 46, §2.
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.