<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 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805Normal { 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.sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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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 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-1"><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="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805SENU">12-4-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805SENU">. </span><span class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805CL">Persons entitled to register--Precinct.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont">An individual who is a resident of this state, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont">12-1-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont">, and has or will have the qualifications of a voter prescribed by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-3-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont">12-3-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont"> at the next ensuing municipal, primary, general, or school district election, is entitled to be registered as a voter in the election precinct in which the person maintains residence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805Statute"><span class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont">An individual eligible to vote may vote only in the election precinct where the person maintains residence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sbd335bb4b7404366b6b82ec5ac04b805SCL">SL 1961, ch 92, § 2; SL 1972, ch 76, § 2; SL 1974, ch 118, § 3; SL 2023, ch 42, § 3; SL 2023, ch 44, § 1; SL 2025, ch 57, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct.12-4-1.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-1.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-1.1"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 12-4-1.1. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 2005, ch 89, &#167;&nbsp;1.<p> </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 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Authorizes the cancellation of a previous registration, if applicable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839SCL">SL 2023, ch 42, § 4; SL 2025, ch 57, § 3.</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 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21NoIndent { 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.s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21SCL { 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 12-4-1.3 - Federal voter--Registration--Ballot."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-1.3 - Federal voter--Registration--Ballot."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-1.3"><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="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21SENU">12-4-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21SENU">. </span><span class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21CL">Federal voter--Registration--Ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21Statute"><span class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21DefaultParagraphFont">If an individual applies to register as a voter of this state or to vote by absentee ballot, using only the address of a commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding service, or other post office box as the individual's residence address, without providing a description of the location of the individual's habitation, the individual does not meet the requirements to be a resident of this state for the purposes of this title, and may be registered only as a federal voter. If an individual who does not meet the requirements to be a resident of this state is eligible to vote pursuant to this section, the county auditor must indicate that the individual is eligible to vote only as a federal voter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall prepare a ballot that lists only the names of the candidates for United States senator, United States representative, and president and vice president of the United States, as certified by the secretary of state pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-8-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21DefaultParagraphFont">12-8-8</span></a><span class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21DefaultParagraphFont">, and the names of the presidential electors designated for each candidate. The county auditor or member of the precinct election board shall provide the ballot to any individual who has been designated as a federal voter, by the county auditor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21Statute"><span class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this section, "federal voter" means an individual who is eligible to vote in elections for presidential electors, United States senator, or United States representative at a primary, runoff, special, or general election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s88426bff03324b528f78de5e39cbca21SCL">SL 2025, ch 58, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.</span></p></div></body></html>