<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.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0 { 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.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026000003 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000004 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: center; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } p.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000005 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.57in; margin-right: 0; text-indent: -0.57in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } p.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000006 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.57in; margin-right: 0; text-indent: -0.57in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } p.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P3 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.57in; margin-right: 0; text-indent: -0.57in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000007 { 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="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:03:14"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000000">5:02:03:14</span></a><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000001">.  Acknowledgement notice for invalid or incomplete voter registration applications.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0"> If a person submits to the county auditor a voter registration application that cannot be filed because it is invalid or incomplete, the auditor must send, by nonforwardable mail, the following acknowledgement notice:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000004"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000001">Invalid or Incomplete Voter Registration Acknowledgement Notice</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000005"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">______ Your voter registration is not valid because you are not eligible to be a registered voter. Reason:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000005"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">        </span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">_________________________________________________________________</span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">_____</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">        ______________________________________________________________________.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P3"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">______ Your voter registration has not been processed because your application is incomplete. Please call our office </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">if you have questions or visit our office </span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">to complete your registration. You will not be able to vote</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0"> in accordance with the voter registration submitted</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0"> unless you </span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">provide</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0"> the needed information </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">before </span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">__________________________.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000005"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">To complete your voter registration or if you have questions, please </span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">visit</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0"> our office at __________________.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">Thank You,</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">_________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">____________________ County Auditor</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">_________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">_________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">    </span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0"> 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994; 22 SDR 95, effective January 18, 1996; 28 SDR 99, effective January 17, 2002</span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017; 50 SDR 12, effective August 8, 2023; 50 SDR 66, effective December 5, 2023</span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">    </span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-9"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000007">12-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.3"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000007">12-4-5.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-35"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000007">12-4-35</span></a><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">    </span><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.3"><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0-000007">12-4-5.3</span></a><span class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa5206806-afed-4e0c-ba70-20331b5d4026000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>