The precinct superintendent and precinct deputies, in counting the votes, shall endeavor to record the intention of the voter. The precinct superintendent and precinct deputies shall then hold the intention of the voter to be to vote for the candidate or candidates before whose name the voter has placed a mark.
S.D. Codified Laws § 12-20-8
Precinct superintendent and precinct deputies to record intention of voter
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case McIntyre v. Wick (1996)
Most recently applied in McIntyre v. Wick (December 1996)
Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1205; SL 1974, ch 118, § 153; SL 1976, ch 105, § 70; SL 1997, ch 81, § 10; SL 1999, ch 69, § 43.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.