South Dakota Statutes § 12-2-8 Postponement of election for weather conditions
Statute Text
No earlier than twenty-four hours before the polls open, the person in charge of the election may call a special emergency meeting, pursuant to §§
1-25-1
and
1-25-1.1
, of the local governing board to postpone any election, except a primary or general election, for one week if the weather conditions put into question the opening of a polling place. The polling place shall then remain open for the same number of hours as it would normally have been open. Absentee voting shall continue pursuant to chapter 12-19.
Source
SL 2014 , ch 70 , § 2 , eff. Feb. 19, 2014.
History
Added by S.L. 2014 , ch. 70 , s. 3 , eff. 2/20/2014 .
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