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'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0-000006 { 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="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:23:06"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0-000000">05:02:23:06</span></a><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0-000001">.  Post-election auditing board receipt for official ballots.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0"> </span><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">The post-election auditing board's receipt for the official precinct ballots must be in the following form</span><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">____________ COUNTY</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">____________ PRECINCT</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">We, the Post-Election Auditing Board Members, do hereby certify that on the ____ day of </span><a id="_Hlk143779430" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000004"></a><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">_______________, 20____,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0"> at the post-election audit for the (Primary or General) election held on _______________, 20____, we received from ____________________, County Auditor, a sealed package containing the following official precinct ballots</span><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">(Here list the official precinct ballots received)</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">______________________________        ______________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">______________________________        ______________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">______________________________        ______________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">______________________________        ______________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">______________________________        ______________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P1"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">for the purpose of conducting a post-election audit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    Dated this ____ day of ____________, 20____.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    _____________________________________ Post-Election Auditing Board member</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    _____________________________________ Post-Election Auditing Board member</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    _____________________________________ Post-Election Auditing Board member</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    _____________________________________ Post-Election Auditing Board member</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    _____________________________________ Post-Election Auditing Board member</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0-000005"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">(add additional lines when necessary)</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    </span><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0"> </span><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">50 SDR 66, effective December 5, 2023</span><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    </span><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-9"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0-000006">12-1-9</span></a><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">(4)(11).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">    </span><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-18"><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0-000006">12-17B-18</span></a><span class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3600c1dd-24bd-423b-b6f8-f31e5357c695000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>