S.D. Codified Laws § 12-20-36

Time for canvass--Governing board as canvassing board--Representatives for absent board members--Notice--Publication

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Preserve French Creek v. Custer County (2024)

Most recently applied in Preserve French Creek v. Custer County (July 2024)

Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1712; SL 1964, ch 62; SL 1971, ch 86, § 2; SL 1974, ch 118, § 166; SL 1985, ch 110, § 1A; SL 1986, ch 120; SL 1999, ch 72, § 3; SL 2006, ch 28, § 5; SL 20…

Within six calendar days after the close of any election, the officer in charge of the election, with the assistance of a majority of the governing board as the canvassing board, shall make the canvass of votes. Each member of the governing board may name and have on file with the officer in charge of the election a person to represent the member at the official canvass in the event of the member's absence for cause.

The person in charge of the election shall post the time and place of the canvass to the secretary of state's website.

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