<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44c000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:23:02"><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000000">05:02:23:02</span></a><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000001">.  Definitions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">Terms used in this chapter mean</span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">(1)  </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> Counted ballot, a voted ballot counted by the post-election auditing board in at least one contest</span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    (2)  </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">"Seal," A security mechanism using strategically placed serialized or tamper-evident materials that alert officials if a device used in the elections process has potentially been altered or accessed without authorization</span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    (3)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> Board member, A member of the post-election auditing board meeting the requirements of SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-18"><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000003">12-17B-18</span></a><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    (4)  </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">"Over vote," a race in which more votes were cast on a ballot than allowed for that race</span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    (5)  </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> Voted ballot, a ballot placed in the ballot box at any time</span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    (6)  </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> Write-in vote, a name written on a ballot in an attempt to indicate a vote for that person; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    (7)  </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> Manual count, as defined by counting other than be electronic device</span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">50 SDR 63, effective December 5, 2023</span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-9"><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000003">12-1-9</span></a><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">(4)(11).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">    </span><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-18"><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0-000003">12-17B-18</span></a><span class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s83adf1e5-ca61-4dc1-995f-ede459d4c44c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>