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p.s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0-000006 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } p.s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0-000007 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: right; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:09:01.01"><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000000">5:02:09:01.01</span></a><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000001">.  Notice of testing automatic tabulating equipment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0"> The notice of testing the automatic tabulating equipment shall be in the following form:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0-000003"><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000001">NOTICE OF TESTING AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">( The person in charge of the election shall give notice of the testing of the automatic tabulating equipment at least one week before, but not more than ten days before the date of testing and shall post the notice in the same manner as a public meeting agenda, pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-25-1.1"><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000005">1-25-1.1</span></a><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">.)</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">    Notice is hereby given </span><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">to the public, the county chair of each political party with a candidate on the ballot, any independent candidate or candidate without party affiliation on the ballot, and the ballot question committees for or against an initiated or referred measure or initiated constitutional amendment,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0"> </span><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">that the automatic tabulating equipment will be tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes for all offices and measures that are to be cast at the ______________ election held on the _____ day of __________, ______.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">    The test will be conducted on the _____ day of __________, ______, at ______ o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.) at the following location: ______________________________________________.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">    Dated this _____ day of __________, ______.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0-000007"><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">____________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">                                                        Person in charge of election</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">    </span><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0"> 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 27 SDR 146, effective July 9, 2001</span><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">; 50 SDR 12, effective August 8, 2023</span><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">    </span><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-9"><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000005">12-1-9</span></a><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">    </span><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-5"><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0-000005">12-17B-5</span></a><span class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d8d9718-ff28-440b-a2d8-b95cd07e5406000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>