<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.sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0 { 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.sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3e000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000003 { 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="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:16:01.01"><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000000">05:02:16:01.01</span></a><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000001">.  Ballot drop box security.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0"> </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">The person in charge of the election may place a receptacle or container at the person s office for voters to return a voted absentee ballot. If a receptacle or container is used, the person in charge of the election, or the person s designated staff must ensure the receptacle or container is</span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3e000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">(1)  </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">Visible to the public and staff at all times while in use, or is monitored by a security camera that is recording with the recording stored for at least twenty-two months</span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">    (2)  </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">Secured by a seal with a serial number or by a padlock. If a seal is used, the serial number must be recorded and compared at the time the receptacle or container is opened and ballots are removed from the receptacle or container for processing. If a padlock is used, the key must be secured so only the person in charge of the election or the person s designated staff have access to it</span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">(3)  </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">Audited each business day, to verify that the number of ballots received match the number of ballots shown as received in Total Vote; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">    (4)  </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">Emptied at least daily during normal business hours, moving the absentee ballots to a secure location in the office of the person in charge of the election that is only accessible to the person and the person s designated staff</span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3e000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">    </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0"> </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">50 SDR 66, effectice December 5, 2023</span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">    </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-9"><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000003">12-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">(4), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-9.3"><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000003">12-19-9.3</span></a><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">    </span><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-9.3"><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0-000003">12-19-9.3</span></a><span class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc2fad5c8-8a32-4bfd-96dd-001824607b3e000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>