05:02:23:07.  Public vote count. At the post-election audit, the post-election auditing board shall publicly manually count the votes and only adjourn after the count is completed and the certificate of post-election audit signed. The post-election auditing board may only exclude or prohibit a member of the public from witnessing any portion of the post-election audit if that person's conduct is disruptive.

    Source: 50 SDR 66, effective December 5, 2023.

    General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(4)(11).

    Law Implemented: SDCL 12-17B-18; 12-17B-20, 12-17B-21.