South Dakota Regulations § 5:02:19:09 Certificate of disputed ballotsVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

The Certificate of Disputed Ballots shall be in the following form:

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA)

) SS CERTIFICATE OF DISPUTED BALLOTS

COUNTY OF _____________ )

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED members of the ______________ (insert jurisdiction) recount board, do hereby certify this summarization of the rulings made by this recount board and the objections to those rulings as to the ballots cast for the following specified candidates or question _______________________________ for the election held on the ____ day of __________, _____. We completed the recount on the ____ day of __________, _____.

Exhibit Number

Ward and/or Precinct

Counted or Not Counted

Grounds for Dispute

Party Disputing

Signed by at least two members of the recount board:

______________________________

Referee or Member of Recount Board

______________________________

Recount Board Member

______________________________

Recount Board Member

Attested to under SEAL by the ________________ County Auditor:

Attest not necessary for municipal or school recounts.

This certificate will be filed with the person in charge of the election along with the disputed ballots and either the original or duplicate certificate of recount.