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margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003 { 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="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:09:05"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000000">5:02:09:05</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000001">.  Recount procedure.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> The following procedure </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">in the order provided must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be used in recounting any election counted by an automatic tabulating system:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (1)  If a discrepancy in the number of ballots for a precinct is discovered during ballot tabulation and is not resolved at that time, the county auditor </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> make every effort to resolve the discrepancy </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">in the time between</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> the official county canvass and prior to the convening of the recount board;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (2)  The recount board shall examine each ballot to determine if the official stamp has been placed on the ballot</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">The recount board</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> may not count any vote on an unstamped ballot;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (3)  If any discrepancy remains after subdivisions (1) and (2) have been completed and the total number of ballots in a precinct exceeds the number of names in the pollbook, the ballots </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be placed in a box and the recount board </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> draw from the box the number of ballots equal to the excess</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">. The recount board</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">shall</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> place the</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> excess ballots</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> in an envelope labeled "ballots drawn by recount board to justify totals";</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (4)  The recount board shall review ballots for proper marking procedure according to the voting instructions. Each ballot </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">that is </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">marked in a manner other than as provided in the instructions to voter and </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">cannot</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be counted by the machine </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">manually</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> counted or duplicated in the manner used by a resolution board and the duplicate counted by machine. The recount board shall determine the voter's intent based on the standards found in </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">§</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:09:22"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">5:02:09:22</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (5)  The recount board shall review each ballot to determine if there are any write-in votes. Any write-in vote may not be counted but all other votes for which the voter's intent can be determined </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be counted;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (6)  The recount board shall examine the ballots reviewed by the resolution board to determine the correctness of the initial rejection or duplication. The recount board shall rule on whether each mark is to be counted or rejected according to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:09:22"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">5:02:09:22</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (7)  The recount board shall </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">supervise the </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">test </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">the automatic tabulating equipment according to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:09:01.02"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">5:02:09:01.02</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">. The board may conduct additional tests of the equipment including a comparison with </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">manual counted</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> results from a precinct;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (8)  The recount board shall </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">supervise the </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">count </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">the ballots with the automatic tabulating equipment. A </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">manual</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> count may be conducted to verify the accuracy of the count by the automatic tabulating equipment. If any discrepancy is found, the discrepancy </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be resolved before the recount is concluded. If any vote cannot be accurately counted by the automatic tabulating equipment but can be </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">manually</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> counted, the </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">manual</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> count tally of that vote shall be added to the count by the automatic tabulating equipment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (9)  The recount board shall complete the Certificate of Disputed Ballot as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:19:09"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">5:02:19:09</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (10)  Any question arising on the recount </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be determined by majority vote of the recount board; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    (11)  The recount board shall certify the new returns as printed by the automatic tabulating equipment or as </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">manually</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> counted as the "Official Returns" for the election by completing the Certificate of Recount as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:19:08"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">5:02:19:08</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">. The Certificate of Recount </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be filed with the person in charge of the election and constitute</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">s</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> the final returns for the election in that jurisdiction. If the recount involved an election canvassed by the State Board of Canvassers</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> a duplicate original of the Certificate of Recount </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> be forwarded to the secretary of state to be incorporated into the statewide totals as provided by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-21-39"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">12-21-39</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> 3 SDR 69, effective April 10, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994; 26 SDR 168, effective June 25, 2000; 28 SDR 99, effective January 17, 2002; 29 SDR 177, effective July 2, 2003; 33 SDR 230, effective July 1, 2007; 36 SDR 112, effective January 11, 2010</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">; 51 SDR 141, effective July 1, 2025</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-17"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">12-17B-17</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-7"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">12-17B-7</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-16"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0-000003">12-17B-16</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s3b7d4c9c-31f1-4423-81ec-69e4b23469c7000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>