A voter registration shall be considered to be effective on the date which the card is received by the county auditor. However, if the card was completed at one of the agencies listed in § 12-4-2, is received by the auditor within five days following any registration deadline and is dated by the deadline, the card shall be considered to be effective on the date which it was signed at the agency. If a card does not contain all of the information required by the form prescribed pursuant to § 12-4-6 or if the card contains information which is not correct, it shall be considered to be effective on the date all of the correct, required information is supplied to the county auditor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 12-4-6.1
Effective date of voter registration
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case South Dakota Libertarian Party v. Gant (2014)
Most recently applied in South Dakota Libertarian Party v. Gant (October 2014)
Source: SL 1997, ch 78, § 1; SL 2005, ch 89, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.