<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.sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eP0 { 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.sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78e000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000003 { 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="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:23:08"><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000000">05:02:23:08</span></a><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000001">.  Opening receptacle or container.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0"> </span><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">The sealed receptacle or container must be unsealed and the ballots taken out, and sorted by precinct</span><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78e000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">    </span><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0"> </span><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">50 SDR 66, effective December 5, 2023</span><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">    </span><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-9"><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000003">12-1-9</span></a><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">(4)(11).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">    </span><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-18"><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000003">12-17B-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-20"><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000003">12-17B-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-25"><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0-000003">12-17B-25</span></a><span class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa269f9cb-6292-4787-bef7-ce8f2630d78e000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>