South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Township Meetings And Elections
Section 8-3-8 - Unlawful voting at meeting as misdemeanor.

8-3-8. Unlawful voting at meeting as misdemeanor.
Every person who votes at any civil township meeting, in a township in which he does not reside, or who offers to vote at any annual township meeting, after having voted at an annual township meeting held at another township within the same year, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: PenC 1877, §741; CL 1887, §6268; RPenC 1903, §73; RC 1919, §6061; SDC 1939, §58.9903; SL 1981, ch 43, §9.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 8 - Townships

Chapter 03 - Township Meetings And Elections

Section 8-3-1 - Time and place of annual meeting--Publication of notice.

Section 8-3-1.1 - Authority to require nominating petition.

Section 8-3-1.2 - Filing nominating petition--Contents--Circulation prior to meeting.

Section 8-3-1.3 - Publication of election notice.

Section 8-3-1.4 - Notice in township of twenty or fewer resident voters.

Section 8-3-2 - Powers of voters at annual meeting.

Section 8-3-3 - Special meetings of township electors--Statement calling meeting.

Section 8-3-4 - Recording and publication of notice of special meeting--Exception.

Section 8-3-5 - Contents of notice of special meeting--Business restricted to stated purposes.

Section 8-3-6 - Organization and officers of township meeting.

Section 8-3-7 - Registration and residence required to vote at township meeting.

Section 8-3-8 - Unlawful voting at meeting as misdemeanor.

Section 8-3-9 - Determination of challenge to voter.

Section 8-3-10 - Order of business at meeting--Procedural rules.

Section 8-3-11 - Filing of minutes of meeting.

Section 8-3-12 - Supervisor elected at annual meeting--Representation of county seat town.

Section 8-3-13 - Additional officers elected at annual meeting--Term of constable.

Section 8-3-13.1 - Offices of the clerk and treasurer combined--Nomination and election--Powers and responsibilities.

Section 8-3-14 - Proclamation of opening of polls, adjournment and closing of polls.

Section 8-3-15 - Method of electing officers.

Section 8-3-16 - Conduct of voting by ballot.

Section 8-3-17 - Canvass and return of voting by ballot.

Section 8-3-17.1 - Absentee voting.

Section 8-3-18 - Notice to persons elected to township office.

Section 8-3-19 - Special meeting called by resident voters after failure to elect officers at annual meeting.

Section 8-3-20 - Appointment of officers by county commissioners after failure of township to elect.

Section 8-3-21 - Option to adopt campaign finance law.