<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0 { 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.sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000003 { 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="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:02:23:15"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000000">05:02:23:15</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000001">.  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000001">Reimbursement of post-election audit costs.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">The county auditor shall submit expenses from the post-election audit to the secretary of state for reimbursement. The auditor shall use the forms designated by the secretary of state for this purpose</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Reimbursable expenses for the audit, are</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">(1)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Board member pay for conducting the audit and for training prior to the audit, not to exceed twenty-five dollars per hour worked but no less than minimum wage</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    (2)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Supplies, including postage, no more than two hundred dollars</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    (3)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Rental costs for the location to conduct the audit, no more than two hundred fifty dollars per day</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    (4)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Publication costs, no more than one hundred seventy-five dollars</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    (5)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Ballot storage costs, no more than seventy-five dollars</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    (6)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Travel (mileage) costs at the state per diem rate for every mile traveled</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    (7)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Meal reimbursement at state per diem meal rates; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    (8)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Auditor and auditor's staff actual wages for hours spent training and assisting the post- election audit board</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">Expenses related to or associated with the primary or general election are not reimbursable post-election expenses. To avoid confusion, expenses that are not covered are costs related to media programming, ballot printing, ballot shipping, equipment maintenance, statewide ballot question publications, purchasing of election equipment (express votes, tabulators), polling place signage, testing costs, election day workers, postage, and insurance on voting equipment</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">50 SDR 66, effective December 5, 2023</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-9"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000003">12-1-9</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">(4)(11).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-9"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0-000003">12-17B-9</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9052199-731e-4d54-8905-92529b679e44000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>