12-18-1. Preparation for voting–Booths, electronic ballot marking system, and supplies to be provided–Private voting required. The superintendent of the election precinct is responsible for having the polling place ready to accommodate the voters in the precinct by the time the polls open. The booths, electronic ballot marking system, and supplies which enable the voter to […]
12-18-1.1. Verification of blank ballots received. Before the opening of the polls the members of the precinct election board shall count and verify against the receipt given the ballots delivered to the precinct for the purposes of the election. Source: SL 1974, ch 118, §104; SL 1999, ch 69, §22.
12-18-1.2. Specific duties of precinct superintendent. The precinct superintendent shall have charge of the conduct at the polling place and supervise the precinct deputies. The precinct superintendent shall issue instructions and assign the duties to each person for maintaining the registration lists and the pollbook and issuing and receiving the official ballots. The duties for […]
12-18-1.4. Attendance by election officials during voting and counting. At all times after the polls are opened the precinct election officials shall remain at the polling place with the ballot boxes until the polls are closed and they have completed their duties. Source: SL 1974, ch 118, §105; SL 1975, ch 123; SL 1975, ch […]
12-18-1.5. Attendance until polls closed by precinct superintendent and precinct deputies in precincts with counting boards–Attendance by board members during counting. In those precincts where counting boards have been appointed, the precinct superintendent and precinct deputies shall remain at the place of election at all times after the polls are opened until the polls are […]
12-18-10. Grounds for challenge of applicant to vote–Determination by judges–Notation on registration list. If a person makes an application for ballots, or if an absentee ballot has been cast, the person’s right to vote at that poll and election may be challenged only as to the person’s identity as the person registered whom the person […]
12-18-12. Stamping of ballot before delivery to voter. Before delivering a ballot to any voter the member of the precinct election board in charge of the ballots shall stamp on the ballot the official stamp provided for that purpose as follows: (1)On a hand-counted ballot, on the back and near the top of the ballot; […]
12-18-13. Use of unauthorized ballot prohibited. No voter may receive or vote a ballot from any other person than the precinct superintendent or precinct deputy in charge of the ballots, nor may any person other than the precinct superintendent or precinct deputy deliver a ballot to the voter. Source: SDC 1939, §16.1209; SL 1974, ch […]
12-18-14. Entry of voting booth or machine by voter. On receipt of his ballot or delivery to him of his voter’s consecutive number, the voter shall forthwith and without leaving the polling place retire alone to one of the booths or voting machines provided to cast his vote. Source: SL 1897, ch 60, §25; SL […]
12-18-15. Voting without delay–Maximum time in booth or machine–Reentry prohibited. The person voting shall cast his vote without delay. No voter may occupy a voting booth or voting machine already occupied by another, nor occupy a voting booth or machine for more than ten minutes. No voter, other than an election officer, may reenter the […]
12-18-16. Marking of paper ballot–Form of mark. If a paper ballot is used, the voter may use a pencil or pen to mark the voter’s ballot and the voter may mark the ballot with either a cross (x) or check mark (). Source: SDC 1939, §§16,1105 (4), 16.1302; SL 1957, ch 84, §§2, 3; SDC […]
12-18-16.1. Marking of optical scan ballot. If an optical scan ballot is used, the voter may use a pencil or other marking instrument provided to mark the voter’s choice on the ballot. Source: SL 2002, ch 76, §2.
12-18-23. Return to member of precinct election board of unmarked ballot. Each voter who does not vote a ballot delivered to the voter by a member of the precinct election board in charge of the ballots shall, before leaving the polling place, return the ballot to the member of the precinct election board in charge […]
12-18-24. Replacement of spoiled ballots–Marking and preservation. If any voter spoils a ballot, the voter may obtain another ballot, and so on, successively, not to exceed three ballots in all, upon returning to a member of the precinct election board the spoiled ballot. In obtaining a ballot to replace a spoiled one, the name of […]
12-18-25. Assistance of disabled or illiterate voter by person of his choice. Any voter who by reason of physical disability or illiteracy is unable to read or mark a ballot may receive the assistance of any person whom such voter may select. Source: SL 1897, ch 60, §§28, 30; RPolC 1903, §§1917, 1919; RC 1919, […]
12-18-27. Marked ballot not to be publicized–Immediate deposit in ballot box. No person may publicize an official ballot after it is marked to any person in such a way as to reveal the contents of the official ballot, or the name of any candidate for whom the person has marked a vote. No person may […]
12-18-28. Deposit of folded ballot in ballot box. When a ballot is ready for deposit in the ballot box, the member of the precinct election board in charge of the ballot box, without opening the ballot or permitting it to be opened or examined except to ascertain that the ballot is a single ballot, shall […]
12-18-3. Electioneering, offices, distracting communications devices, and signature gathering prohibited near polling place–Violation as misdemeanor. Except for sample ballots and materials and supplies necessary for the conduct of the election, no person may, in any polling place or within or on any building in which a polling place is located or within one hundred feet […]
12-18-3.1. Simulated elections–Access to polling place–Impartiality required–Notice to county auditor. Minors voting in a simulated election and persons supervising or working in a simulated election in which minors vote shall be allowed in a polling place. All activities associated with a simulated election are subject to the provisions of §12-18-3, and all such activities shall […]
12-18-32. Packaging and return of unused ballots–Record accounting for ballots. All ballots which have not been distributed to voters, excluding those marked “spoiled and replaced” separately enclosed, together with a record of ballots stating the number of ballots voted, the number of ballots spoiled and replaced, and the number of ballots not delivered to voters, […]
