<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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fNormal { text-align: center; 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.seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fHG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fHG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-3"><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="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fHG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fNormal"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fHG4C">SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2f000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-1" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-2" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-2" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-2</span></a><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1982, ch 28, § 39.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-3" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-3" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-3</span></a><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">, 12-3-4. Repealed by SL 1973, ch 69, § 4.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-5" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Time allowed employees from work to vote--Penalty and pay deduction prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-6" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Counties covered by Voting Rights Act Amendments--Designation by federal agencies--Notice from secretary of state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-7" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Proceedings to exempt county from Voting Rights Amendments.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-8" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Implementation of Voting Rights Amendments in affected counties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-9" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Sioux dialects defined as historically unwritten.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-10" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Linguistic assistance to Indians provided by counties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-11" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Precinct interpreters provided--Payment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-12" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Certification that precinct interpreter not needed--Proof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-13" rel="noopener"><span class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">12-3-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seae98c17eda144cd8b0f6e9c6c408e2fDefaultParagraphFont">    Rules promulgated by state board.</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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; 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content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-3-1 - Repealed."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-3-1 - Repealed."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-3-1"><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="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860SENU">12-3-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860SENU">. </span><span class="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="s8cef3d6207244de2939931ce0415e860SCL">PolC 1877, ch 27, § 47; CL 1887, § 1486; RPolC 1903, § 1866; RC 1919, § 7213; SDC 1939, § 16.0604; SL 1972, ch 76, § 1; SL 1973, ch 69, § 2; SL 2023, ch 42, § 2; SL 2025, ch 59, § 1; SL 2026, ch 63, § 5, eff. Mar. 26, 2026.</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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7Normal { 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.seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7SCL { 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 12-3-1.1 - Repealed."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-3-1.1 - Repealed."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-3-1.1"><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="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7SENU">12-3-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7SENU">. </span><span class="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="seeae3d8fba0c4aedac7ca6f16b808fb7SCL">SL 1970, ch 92; SL 2026, ch 63, § 6, eff. 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Such voter is not, because of so absenting himself, liable to any penalty, nor may any deduction be made on account of such absence from his usual salary or wages. The employer may specify the hours during which such employee may absent himself as aforesaid.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040450Normal-000001"><span class="s2040450DefaultParagraphFont">An employer who refuses an employee the privilege conferred by this section or who subjects an employee to a penalty or reduction of wages because of the exercise of such privilege or who directly or indirectly violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040450Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040450000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040450Normal"><span class="s2040450SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040450SCL-000003"> SL 1897, ch 60, § 40; RPolC 1903, § 1924; RC 1919, § 7274; SL 1929, ch 118, § 20; SDC 1939, §§ 16.0202, 16.1211, 16.9922; SL 1945, ch 75; SL 1947, ch 87; SL 1955, ch 54; SL 1955, ch 57, § 1; SL 1968, ch 73, § 1; SL 1982, ch 86.</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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040451Normal { 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.s2040451SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040451CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040451Normal-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.s2040451DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040451000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040451SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040451SCL-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="s2040451Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-6"><span class="s2040451SENU">12-3-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040451SENU">. </span><span class="s2040451CL">Counties covered by Voting Rights Act Amendments--Designation by federal agencies--Notice from secretary of state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040451Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040451DefaultParagraphFont">Whenever the United States Department of Justice and the United States Census Bureau, acting pursuant to Public Law 94-73, designate any county in South Dakota to be covered under the provisions of the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975, the county so designated shall be governed by the provisions of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-6"><span class="s2040451DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040451DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-13"><span class="s2040451DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-13</span></a><span class="s2040451DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive. The secretary of state shall notify those affected counties that they are covered by the provisions of Public Law 94-73.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040451Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040451000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040451Normal"><span class="s2040451SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040451SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 104, § 1.</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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040452Normal { 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.s2040452SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040452CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040452Normal-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.s2040452DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040452000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040452SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040452SCL-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="s2040452Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-7"><span class="s2040452SENU">12-3-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040452SENU">. </span><span class="s2040452CL">Proceedings to exempt county from Voting Rights Amendments.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040452Normal-000000"><span class="s2040452DefaultParagraphFont">The state's attorney of any affected county is hereby authorized to bring appropriate proceedings, pursuant to Public Law 94-73, to exempt the entire county from the provisions of that act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040452Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040452000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040452Normal"><span class="s2040452SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040452SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 104, § 7.</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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040453Normal { 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.s2040453SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040453CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040453Normal-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.s2040453DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040453000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040453SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040453SCL-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="s2040453Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-8"><span class="s2040453SENU">12-3-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040453SENU">. </span><span class="s2040453CL">Implementation of Voting Rights Amendments in affected counties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040453Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040453DefaultParagraphFont">Sections </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-6"><span class="s2040453DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040453DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-13"><span class="s2040453DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040453DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, shall apply to all elections held within the affected counties designated pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-6"><span class="s2040453DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-6</span></a><span class="s2040453DefaultParagraphFont">, and the person in charge of such elections shall be responsible for the implementation of such sections.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040453Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040453000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040453Normal"><span class="s2040453SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040453SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 104, § 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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040454Normal { 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.s2040454SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040454CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040454Normal-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.s2040454DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040454000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040454SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040454SCL-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="s2040454Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-9"><span class="s2040454SENU">12-3-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040454SENU">. </span><span class="s2040454CL">Sioux dialects defined as historically unwritten.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040454Normal-000000"><span class="s2040454DefaultParagraphFont">The Legislature finds that the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota dialects of the Sioux language are "historically" unwritten languages and are defined as such by the provisions of Public Law 94-73.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040454Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040454000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040454Normal"><span class="s2040454SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040454SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 104, § 2.</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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040455Normal { 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.s2040455SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040455CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040455Normal-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.s2040455DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040455000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040455SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040455SCL-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="s2040455Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-10"><span class="s2040455SENU">12-3-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040455SENU">. </span><span class="s2040455CL">Linguistic assistance to Indians provided by counties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040455Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040455DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor of the counties affected by §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-6"><span class="s2040455DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040455DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-13"><span class="s2040455DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-13</span></a><span class="s2040455DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, shall provide election assistance to any Indian by providing a person proficient in both the local Sioux dialect and the English language in all precincts of the county for the purposes of registration, voting and instruction.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040455Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040455000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040455Normal"><span class="s2040455SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040455SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 104, § 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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040456Normal { 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.s2040456SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040456CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040456Normal-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.s2040456DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040456000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040456SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040456SCL-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="s2040456Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-11"><span class="s2040456SENU">12-3-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040456SENU">. </span><span class="s2040456CL">Precinct interpreters provided--Payment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040456Normal-000000"><span class="s2040456DefaultParagraphFont">Interpreters shall be provided for precincts as determined by the auditor or person in charge of that election and interpreters shall be paid the same as precinct deputies. All expenses shall be paid out of the county general fund or other appropriate political subdivision fund.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040456Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040456000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040456Normal"><span class="s2040456SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040456SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 104, § 5; SL 1999, ch 69, § 2.</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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040457Normal { 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.s2040457SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040457CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040457Normal-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.s2040457DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040457000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040457SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040457SCL-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="s2040457Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-12"><span class="s2040457SENU">12-3-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040457SENU">. </span><span class="s2040457CL">Certification that precinct interpreter not needed--Proof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040457Normal-000000"><span class="s2040457DefaultParagraphFont">If any precinct exists in any county that does not need the assistance of an interpreter, the county auditor and the county state's attorney shall certify such facts to the state board of elections. Appropriate proof shall accompany such certification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040457Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040457000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040457Normal"><span class="s2040457SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040457SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 104, § 6.</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 12-3 - SUFFRAGE AND RIGHT TO VOTE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040458Normal { 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.s2040458SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040458CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040458Normal-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.s2040458DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040458000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040458SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040458SCL-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="s2040458Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-13"><span class="s2040458SENU">12-3-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040458SENU">. </span><span class="s2040458CL">Rules promulgated by state board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040458Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont">The State Board of Elections shall have the authority, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont">, to promulgate rules to implement, administer and enforce §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-6"><span class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-3-13"><span class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and the state board of elections shall have further authority, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2040458DefaultParagraphFont">, to promulgate rules to implement, administer and enforce further federal administrative rulings made pursuant to Public Law 94-73.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040458Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040458000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040458Normal"><span class="s2040458SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040458SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 104, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>