AN ACT
ENTITLED, An Act to
revise certain provisions concerning precinct boundaries and polling places.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 12-14 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 12-14 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
No precinct boundary or polling place may be changed after the publication of the first notice
of election is published as provided in
§
12-12-1. If a designated polling place is destroyed or
becomes otherwise physically unusable as a polling place after the first notice of election is
published, the county auditor shall recommend a new polling place to be approved by the board of
county commissioners. The approval of the new polling place may be made by the board of county
commissioners during a conference call meeting.
Notice of the new polling place shall be conspicuously posted at the old polling place location.
The county auditor shall also provide notice through the local print and broadcast media. The notice
shall be sufficient to reasonably inform the affected voters of the change in polling place location
or the county auditor shall mail a notice, if possible, no later than three days prior to the election, to
each registered voter assigned to the affected polling place.
Section 2. That chapter 12-14 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 2. That chapter 12-14 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
If any nonpublicly-owned building is used as a polling place, the building owner may designate
whether campaign signs will be allowed on the building's premises outside the area defined in
§
12-
18-3 on election day. If campaign signs are allowed, the building owner may not prohibit signs from
any particular campaign.
An Act to revise certain provisions concerning precinct boundaries and polling places.
An Act to revise certain provisions concerning precinct boundaries and polling places.
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I certify that the attached Act originated in the
SENATE as
Bill
No.
73
____________________________ Secretary of the Senate ____________________________ President of the Senate
Attest:
____________________________ Secretary of the Senate
____________________________
Attest:
____________________________ Chief Clerk
Senate
Bill
No.
73
File No. ____ Chapter No. ______ |
Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________ for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________ , A.D., 20___
____________________________ Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
____________________________ Secretary of State
By _________________________ |
