South Dakota Regulations § 5:02:16:00 Definitions
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Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)
"Counted ballot," a voted ballot counted by the election or counting board in at least one race;
(2)
"Duplicate ballots," two or more identical ballots stuck together given to one voter;
(3)
"Metal seal," a device to seal ballot boxes, such as a metal closure designed to be broken or a padlock;
(4)
"Over vote," a race in which more votes were cast on a ballot than allowed for that race;
(5)
"Rejected ballot," or "ballot voted but not counted," a voted ballot which was not counted for any reason, including an unstamped ballot or an excess ballot;
(6)
"Spoiled ballot," a ballot marked by a voter but never placed in the ballot box at any time. A voted ballot not counted by the board is not a spoiled ballot;
(7)
"Unused ballot," a ballot never stamped or marked by a voter;
(8)
"Unvoted ballot," a ballot never placed in the ballot box;
(9)
"Voted ballot," a ballot placed in the ballot box at any time;
(10)
"Write-in vote," a name written on a ballot in an attempt to indicate a vote for that person.
History
4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 20 SDR 4, effective July 19, 1993; 25 SDR 167, effective July 6, 1999; 26 SDR 168, effective June 25, 2000; 36 SDR 112, effective January 11, 2010.
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