<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 12-21-3 - Notice of appointment and time and place of recount--Notice to candidates. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040986Normal { 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.s2040986SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040986CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040986Normal-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; 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SL 1969, ch 82, § 2; SL 1974, ch 118, § 171.</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 12-21-3 - Notice of appointment and time and place of recount--Notice to candidates. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44Normal { 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.s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; 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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 12-21-3.1 - Meeting of recount board open to the public--Penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-21-3.1 - Meeting of recount board open to the public--Penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-21-3.1"><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="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-21-3.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44SENU">12-21-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44SENU">. </span><span class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44CL">Meeting of recount board open to the public--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44Statute"><span class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44DefaultParagraphFont">A meeting of a recount board pursuant to this chapter must be open to the public. Members of the general public shall keep a reasonable distance from the ballots.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44Statute"><span class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44DefaultParagraphFont">A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0a9937078c124fefb54e2064aa761a44SCL">SL 2024, ch 47, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>