S.D. Codified Laws § 12-1-9

Promulgation of rules by board

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Larson v. Hazeltine (1996)

Most recently applied in Bohn v. Bueno (February 2024)

Source: SL 1974, ch 117, § 3; SL 1998, ch 78, § 1; SL 2002, ch 40, § 4; SL 2018, ch 75, § 1; SL 2023, ch 50, § 9.

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The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, concerning:

(1) Forms for voter registration and voter file maintenance;

(2) Forms and color of ballots;

(3) Forms for notices;

(4) The uniformity of election procedures;

(5) The operation of the State Board of Elections;

(6) The procedure to accept a petition and verify petition signatures;

(7) Petition forms, including petition size and petition font size;

(8) Envelopes for absentee voting;

(9) Instructions to voters and absentee voters;

(10) Recounts; and

(11) Post-election audits.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.