South Dakota Regulations § 5:02:09:22 Counting imperfectly marked optical scan ballotsVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

This is an older version of § 5:02:09:22 Counting imperfectly marked optical scan ballots which we archived on October 30, 2024.

Regulation Text

A mark that touches the oval on an optical scan ballot shall be counted as a vote; any mark that does not touch the oval and is not in the oval may not be counted as a vote.

History

28 SDR 99, effective January 17, 2002; 32 SDR 109, effective December 26, 2005; 33 SDR 230, effective July 1, 2007.