<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-1-22 - Arbitration of complaints under Help America Vote Act--Appointment of arbitrator--Time for resolution. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040416Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2040416SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040416CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040416Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2040416DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040416000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040416SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040416SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2040416Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-1-22"><span class="s2040416SENU">12-1-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040416SENU">. </span><span class="s2040416CL">Arbitration of complaints under Help America Vote Act--Appointment of arbitrator--Time for resolution.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040416Normal-000000"><span class="s2040416DefaultParagraphFont">If the State Board of Elections does not resolve the complaint within ninety days of filing, the complainant may ask the circuit court for alternative dispute resolution by appointing an impartial third party to serve as an arbitrator to resolve the dispute. The arbitrator shall resolve the dispute within sixty days.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040416Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040416000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040416Normal"><span class="s2040416SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040416SCL-000002"> SL 2003, ch 83, § 17; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-43"><span class="s2040416SCL-000002">12-4-43</span></a><span class="s2040416SCL-000002">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040416Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040416000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>