<html> <head> <title>Rule 05:02:10:04 Instructions to absentee voters.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 05:02:10:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 05:02:10:04 Instructions to absentee voters."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} /* List Definitions */ ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>5:02:10:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;Instructions to absentee voters.</b> All ballots mailed or delivered to absentee voters shall include instructions that read as follows:</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>TO THE VOTER:</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>&#167;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span>&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark your ballot privately.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>&#167;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span>&nbsp;&nbsp; (insert a statement regarding whether and how many times the ballot should be folded).</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>&#167;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span>&nbsp;&nbsp; Place your ballot in the return envelope and seal it securely.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>&#167;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span>&nbsp;&nbsp; Complete the statement on the back of the return envelope and (bold) <b>SIGN IT</b> (unbold).</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>&#167;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span>&nbsp;&nbsp; Mail the ballot (voter must pay for postage to mail the ballot unless the voter is covered under the UOCAVA act), deliver it in person, or have someone deliver it for you to the person in charge of the election. (bold) <b>Do not return absentee ballot to your polling place</b> (unbold).</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>&#167;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span>&nbsp;&nbsp; The ballot must be received by the person in charge of the election in time to transmit it to your precinct polling place before the polls close on election day.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>&#167;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span>&nbsp;&nbsp; Additional information on absentee voting is available at <a href="http://www.sdsos.gov">www.sdsos.gov</a>. </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Printers Note: Use correct return time designation in sixth bullet point.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 5 SDR 31, effective November 1, 1978; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981; 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983; 12 SDR 43, effective September 23, 1985; 19 SDR 12, effective August 5, 1992; 31 SDR 35, effective September 23, 2004; 32 SDR 225, effective July 3, 2006; 35 SDR 306, effective July 1, 2009; 36 SDR 112, effective January 11, 2010; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=12-1-9">12-1-9(9).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=12-19-4">12-19-4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=12-19-5">12-19-5</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=12-19-41">12-19-41</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=42">42</A> U.S.C. &#167;&nbsp;1973.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>