<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-17B-25 - Post-election audit--Ballots secured.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95a000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-17B-25 - Post-election audit--Ballots secured."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-17B-25 - Post-election audit--Ballots secured."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-25"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-25" rel="noopener"><span class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aSENU">12-17B-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aSENU">. </span><span class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aCL">Post-election audit--Ballots secured.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aDefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall reseal and retain the ballots upon the completion of a post-election audit pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-20-31" rel="noopener"><span class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aDefaultParagraphFont">12-20-31</span></a><span class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95a000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sa1380664e3aa4bbbae399d6a7ebea95aSCL">SL 2023, ch 50, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>