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South Dakota Statutes § 12-20-51 Disputes decided by majority of state canvassers-Irregularities disregarded

⤴ Up to Chapter 20: Return And Canvass Of Votes

Statute Text

A majority of the members of the State Canvassing Board shall decide all matters of dispute, and it shall be their duty to disregard all technicalities and misspelling, the use of initial letters or abbreviations of the names of candidates, if it can be ascertained from the returns for whom the votes were intended.

Source

SL 1890, ch 84, § 11; RPolC 1903, § 1954; RC 1919, § 7301; SL 1937, ch 119, § 2; SDC 1939, § 16.1721.

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