An Act to modify the voter registration deadline.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 12-4-5 be AMENDED:

12-4-5. The county auditor shall enter in the master registration file the name of each eligible person individual whose completed application for registration and mail registration card is received, no later than 5:00 five p.m. local time at least fifteen thirty days preceding the election, by the county auditor or the local, state, or federal agency responsible for conducting voter registration under this chapter. A voter registration completed at any local, state, or federal agency during any week commencing on Tuesday through the following Monday shall must be sent to the appropriate county auditor by the agency receiving the registration or mail registration card no later than the following Wednesday.

The State Board of Elections may shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the alternative transmission of voter registration information by computer from the agency to the secretary of state.

The name of any voter individual who has registered to vote by 5:00 as a voter, by five p.m. local time fifteen thirty days preceding a runoff election shall, must be added to the file used for the runoff election.