South Dakota Statutes § 12-18-9 Observation of voting and counting-Public and poll watchers-Penalty
Statute Text
Any candidate, party, or ballot question committee may have poll watchers present at a polling place for the purpose of observing the voting and counting process. During voting hours, a candidate who is on the ballot being voted on may not serve as a poll watcher and may only be present at a polling place to cast the candidate's vote.
Members of the public may observe the voting and counting process at any polling location in a manner that does not interfere with the duties of the poll workers or poll watchers. Each polling place must be arranged in a manner that permits each poll watcher and observer to be positioned in a location where the poll watcher and observer may plainly see and hear what is done within the polling place.
A violation of this section by either a poll watcher, observer, or a poll worker is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source
SL 1897, ch 60, § 32; RPolC 1903, § 1921; RC 1919, § 7271; SDC 1939, § 16.1207; SL 1972, ch 85, § 3; SL 1974, ch 118, § 113; SL 1975, ch 124, § 1; SL 2004 , ch 108 , § 4 ; SL 2024 , ch 47 , § 2 .
History
Amended by S.L. 2024 , ch. 47 , s. 2 , eff. 7/1/2024 .
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