<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 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9Normal { 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.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9Statute { 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.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9NoIndent { 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.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2"><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="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9SENU">12-19-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9SENU">. </span><span class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9CL">Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont">A voter desiring to vote by mail may apply to the person in charge of the election for an absentee ballot. The application or request must be made in writing, signed by the applicant, and must contain the applicant's voter registration address. The application or request must contain an oath verifying the validity of the information in the application or request. The oath must be administered by a notary public or other officer authorized by this state to administer an oath or administered by an out-of-state notary public. If the application or request does not contain an oath, the application or request must be accompanied by a copy of the voter's identification card as required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-18-6.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont">12-18-6.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont">. The copy of the voter's identification card must be maintained by the person in charge of the election pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-20-31" rel="noopener"><span class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont">12-20-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont">. The voter's identification card is not available for public inspection. The application or request may be used to obtain an absentee ballot for all elections in that calendar year conducted by the jurisdiction receiving the application or request if so indicated. The ballot must be sent to the voter's residence, as shown in the voter registration file or any temporary residence address designated in writing by the voter, at the time of applying for the absentee ballot. If the application or request is from a voter identified as being covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq., as of January 1, 2023, the voter may designate on the application for the ballot to be sent electronically pursuant to this section through the system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State. The person in charge of the election shall stamp the application with the date it was received. The person in charge of the election shall preserve a record of the name, mailing address, and voting precinct of each applicant and, except as provided by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-45" rel="noopener"><span class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont">12-19-45</span></a><span class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont">, deliver a copy of the record to the superintendent of the election board of the home precinct of the applicant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s613ae7702f614025b9a456a2d0f422c9SCL">SDC 1939, § 16.0606; SL 1944 (SS), ch 2, § 3; SL 1957, ch 85, §§ 2, 3; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 16.0611, 16.0612; SL 1963, ch 110, § 1; SL 1964, ch 59; SL 1967, ch 72; SDCL §§ 12-19-22, 12-19-24, 12-19-25; SL 1974, ch 118, § 134; SL 1976, ch 105, § 61; SL 1976, ch 108, § 10; SL 1980, ch 115, § 2; SL 1983, ch 113; SL 1984, ch 111; SL 1988, ch 132; SL 1992, ch 115, § 1; SL 1993, ch 116, § 2; SL 2002, ch 40, § 18; SL 2003, ch 82, § 3; SL 2003, ch 83, § 14; SL 2004, ch 109, § 1; SL 2006, ch 72, § 1; SL 2010, ch 74, § 14; SL 2014, ch 72, § 1, eff. Feb. 19, 2014; SL 2017, ch 2, § 5; SL 2023, ch 51, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4Normal { 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.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4Normal-000000 { 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.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4Normal-000001 { text-indent: 0.25in; 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.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-19-2.1 - Application in person or by authorized messenger--Ballot delivery by messenger or mail."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-19-2.1 - Application in person or by authorized messenger--Ballot delivery by messenger or mail."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-19-2.1"><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="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4SENU">12-19-2.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4SENU">. </span><span class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4CL">Application in person or by authorized messenger--Ballot delivery by messenger or mail.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont">At any time prior to an election, a voter may apply for an absentee ballot in person at the office of and to the person in charge of the election during regular office hours or until five p.m. on the day before the election, whichever is later. If the voter applies in person, the voter must complete a combined absentee ballot application/return envelope and show the person in charge of the election the voter's identification card as required in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-18-6.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont">12-18-6.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont"> or complete the affidavit as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-18-6.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont">12-18-6.2</span></a><span class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont">In the event of confinement because of sickness or disability, a qualified voter may apply in writing pursuant to the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont">12-19-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4DefaultParagraphFont"> and obtain an absentee ballot by authorized messenger designated over the signature of the voter. The person in charge of the election shall provide the ballot to be delivered to the qualified voter to the authorized messenger. An application to have a ballot delivered by authorized messenger must be received by the person in charge of the election before three p.m. on the day of the election. If the application designating an authorized messenger also indicates a request for an absentee ballot for any future election, the absentee ballot must be mailed to the address provided on the application. If no address is provided, the ballot must be mailed to the person's voter registration address.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4Normal"><span class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa3dfa16724a44465a3468083c8c0e2a4SCL-000003"> SL 1980, ch 115, § 3; SL 1983, ch 114; SL 2003, ch 82, § 4; SL 2005, ch 93, § 1; SL 2006, ch 72, § 3; SL 2012, ch 85, § 1; SL 2013, ch 66, § 3; SL 2024, ch 51, § 1, eff. Mar. 14, 2024.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bNormal { 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.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bStatute { 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.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5b000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bNoIndent { 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.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-19-2.2 - Authorized messenger for more than one voter--Record."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-19-2.2 - Authorized messenger for more than one voter--Record."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2.2"><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="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bSENU">12-19-2.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bSENU">. </span><span class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bCL">Authorized messenger for more than one voter--Record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bStatute"><span class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bDefaultParagraphFont">If a person is an authorized messenger for more than one voter, the person must notify the person in charge of the election of all voters for whom that person is a messenger. The person in charge of the election shall keep a record of the authorized messenger requesting an absentee ballot to be delivered to another voter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s1b27a576cb654874aa86f28b16cdae5bSCL">SL 1980, ch 115, § 4; SL 2023, ch 51, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654Normal { 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.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654Statute { 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.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654NoIndent { 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.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-19-2.3 - Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act--Application or request for absentee ballot."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-19-2.3 - Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act--Application or request for absentee ballot."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2.3"><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="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654SENU">12-19-2.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654SENU">. </span><span class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654CL">Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act--Application or request for absentee ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654Statute"><span class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654DefaultParagraphFont">Any voter identified as being covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq., as of January 1, 2023, may submit an application or request for an absentee ballot by facsimile or emailed image to the person in charge of the election. The secretary of state may authorize a person in charge of an election to accept an application or request for an absentee ballot pursuant to this section through the system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s5fdbec2a14964332a83544a45a542654SCL">SL 2005, ch 93, § 3; SL 2011, ch 82, § 1; SL 2023, ch 51, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040883Normal { 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.s2040883SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040883CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040883Normal-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.s2040883DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040883000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040883SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040883SCL-000002 { 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="s2040883Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-19-2.4"><span class="s2040883SENU">12-19-2.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040883SENU">. </span><span class="s2040883CL">Multiple applications or requests for ballots and multiple ballots--Application.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040883Normal-000000"><span class="s2040883DefaultParagraphFont">If any voter who had previously filed an application or request for an absentee ballot submits another application or request for the same election with an updated address, the county auditor shall send an absentee ballot to the new address. If any voter who had previously filed an application or request for absentee ballot appears at the county auditor's office, the voter may complete another application and be allowed to vote an absentee ballot. If any voter who filed an application or request for absentee ballot notifies the county auditor that the voter never received that ballot, the voter may request that another ballot be sent to the same address. The provisions of this section only apply to a person who has not voted or returned an absentee ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040883Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040883000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040883Normal"><span class="s2040883SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040883SCL-000002"> SL 2005, ch 93, § 2.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040883Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040883000001"> </span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123Normal { 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.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123Statute { 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.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123NoIndent { 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.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-19-2.5 - Form of application, envelope--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-19-2.5 - Form of application, envelope--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2.5"><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="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2.5" rel="noopener"><span class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123SENU">12-19-2.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123SENU">. </span><span class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123CL">Form of application, envelope--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123DefaultParagraphFont">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="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123DefaultParagraphFont">, to prescribe the absentee application form and a combined absentee ballot application form and return envelope for absentee voting in the office of the person in charge of the election. The application may be made by letter or upon any form containing the required information or upon any form prescribed by the State Board of Elections or the postcard form referred to in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-8.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-8.1</span></a><span class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123DefaultParagraphFont">, executed by any person authorized in accordance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq., as of January 1, 2023.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd458bdc65cb8441d8fe1b0d8cf319123SCL">SL 2006, ch 72, § 2; SL 2023, ch 51, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 12-19-2 - Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040885Normal { 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.s2040885SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040885CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040885Normal-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.s2040885DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040885Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2040885000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040885SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040885SCL-000003 { 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="s2040885Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-19-2.6"><span class="s2040885SENU">12-19-2.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040885SENU">. </span><span class="s2040885CL">Preference and selection of ballot style for independent in primary election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040885Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040885DefaultParagraphFont">If an absentee voter in a primary election is registered as an independent and is eligible to vote more than one ballot style pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-6-26"><span class="s2040885DefaultParagraphFont">12-6-26</span></a><span class="s2040885DefaultParagraphFont">, the voter may specify the voter's ballot style preference on the absentee ballot application. If no ballot style is designated, the absentee voter shall be provided a nonpolitical ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040885Normal-000001"><span class="s2040885DefaultParagraphFont">If an absentee voter in a primary election is registered as an independent and is only eligible to vote one ballot style, the absentee voter shall be provided that ballot style. If more than one party allows independent voters to be eligible to vote in a primary election and no nonpolitical ballot is available and the absentee voter does not designate the ballot style to be received, no ballot may be provided to the absentee voter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040885Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040885000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040885Normal"><span class="s2040885SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040885SCL-000003"> SL 2010, ch 75, § 1, eff. Mar. 23, 2010.</span></p></div></body></html>