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South Dakota Statutes § 12-1-4 Criteria for determining voting residence

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Statute Text

For the purposes of this title, the term, residence, means the place in which a person is domiciled as shown by an actual fixed permanent dwelling, establishment, or any other abode to which the person returns after a period of absence.
A person who leaves the residence and goes into another county of this state or another state or territory for a temporary purpose has not changed residence.
A person is considered to have gained residence in any county or municipality of this state in which the person actually lives, if the person has no present intention of leaving.
A person retains residence in this state until another residence has been gained. If a person moves from this state to another state or territory with the intention of making it the person's permanent home, the person loses residence in this state.

Source

SL 1973, ch 67, § 1; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2003 , ch 80 , § 1 ; SL 2004 , ch 105 , § 1 ; SL 2023 , ch 42 , § 1 .

History

Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 42 , s. 1 , eff. 7/1/2023 .

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