<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-5.2 - Updates to automatic tabulating equipment prohibited after testing--Seal--Promulgation of rules.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994Normal { 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.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994Statute { 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.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994NoIndent { 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.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994SCL { 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-5.2 - Updates to automatic tabulating equipment prohibited after testing--Seal--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-17B-5.2 - Updates to automatic tabulating equipment prohibited after testing--Seal--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-5.2"><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="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-5.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994SENU">12-17B-5.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994CL">Updates to automatic tabulating equipment prohibited after testing--Seal--Promulgation of rules. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994DefaultParagraphFont">After the conclusion of the testing of the automatic tabulating equipment, no software or firmware updates may be made to the automatic tabulating equipment until after the certification of the election results. Each automatic tabulating device must be sealed with a unique numbered seal. The person in charge of the election shall verify immediately prior to the official counting of the ballots that the seal has not been tampered with since the testing period and certification process pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-17B-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994DefaultParagraphFont">12-17B-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994DefaultParagraphFont">. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994DefaultParagraphFont">, prescribing the method of sealing automatic tabulating equipment pursuant to this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s177e51835a3f4b778bb1db77a75aa994SCL">SL 2023, ch 49, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>