South Dakota Statutes § 12-19-44 Counting process open-Reasonable distance kept by observers-Records associating voter with ballot prohibited-Violation as misdemeanor
Statute Text
The process of sorting, validating, and counting absentee ballots must be open to poll watchers for the purpose of observing the process. A poll watcher shall keep a reasonable distance from ballots and identification information to protect the privacy of absentee voters. No record associating an individual voter with a ballot may be created. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source
SL 1976, ch 108, § 5; SL 2023 , ch 51 , § 16 .
History
Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 51 , s. 16 , eff. 7/1/2023 .
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