BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 12-4-5 be amended to read:
12-4-5. The county auditor shall enter in the master registration file the names of all eligible persons who have had their completed applications for registration and mail registration cards received by any county auditor or any local, state, or federal agency responsible for conducting voter registration under this chapter no later than 5:00 p.m. local time fifteen days preceding the election. However, any completed mail registration card mailed to the appropriate county auditor and postmarked no less than thirty days preceding an election shall be added to the registration file. A voter registration completed at any local, state, or federal agency during any given week commencing on Tuesday through the following Monday shall be sent to the appropriate county auditor no later than the following Wednesday. The State Board of Elections may 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 who has registered to vote by 5:00 p.m. local time fifteen days preceding a runoff election shall be added to the file used for the runoff election.
Section 2. That § 12-4-5.3 be amended to read:
12-4-5.3. When a voter registration application is received by the county auditor, the county auditor shall review the application for eligibility and completeness. If the applicant is not eligible to be registered or sufficient information to complete the registration card cannot be obtained from the applicant, the applicant shall be sent an acknowledgment notice indicating the reason the registration was not filed. In addition, the acknowledgment notice shall state that the voter needs to submit the corrected information to the county within thirty days or the voter registration form may
not be processed. Any applicant whose registration is accepted shall be sent an acknowledgment
notice. The acknowledgment notice shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections and sent by
nonforwardable mail. The same confirmation mailing required by § 12-4-19 shall be sent
immediately to any person whose registration acknowledgment notice is returned undeliverable.
Section 3. That § 12-4-9 be amended to read:
12-4-9. The county auditor shall maintain and safeguard a file of voters in computer format that
contains the information of each person registered in each voting precinct within the county. This
file shall be known as the master registration file and shall be, at all times during office hours, open
to public inspection. However, public access to social security numbers and driver license numbers
contained in the master registration file shall be prohibited. Public access to each voter's day and
month of birth shall be restricted. Public access to the voter's year of birth is not restricted. The
master registration file shall contain all information from each voter's registration card. The master
registration file shall also include the date of the last election the voter has voted in and when the
voter's information was last updated. The master registration file may also contain additional voter
history information. Any voter registration form for a purged or unregistered voter shall be kept for
twenty-two months. No purged or unregistered voter may be included in the master registration file.
Section 4. That § 12-4-41 be amended to read:
12-4-41. Any information obtained from the statewide voter registration file or any county voter
registration file may be used or sold only for election purposes, may not be used for any commercial
purpose, and may not be placed for unrestricted access on the internet. For the purpose of this
section, the term, commercial purpose, does not include campaign or political polling activities. Any
violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to any criminal sanctions, the court
may impose a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation. Any civil penalty
collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund.
Section 5. That § 12-14-1.1 be amended to read:
12-14-1.1. The official in charge of a local election shall notify the county auditor at least forty-five days before a local election if any external boundary changes have been made for the precinct, ward, or representation area. In even numbered years, the official in charge of a local election shall notify the county auditor at least one hundred days before the primary election and at least one hundred days before the general election if any external boundary changes have been made.
An Act to revise certain provisions concerning voter registration and notices of boundary changes for local elections.
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I certify that the attached Act originated in the
HOUSE as Bill No. 1036
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Chief Clerk ____________________________
Speaker of the House
Attest:
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Chief Clerk
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Attest:
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Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1036 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
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Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
____________________________ Secretary of State
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