<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 12-4-6.1 - Effective date of voter registration. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040488Normal { 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.s2040488SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040488CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040488Normal-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.s2040488DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040488000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040488SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040488SCL-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="s2040488Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-6.1"><span class="s2040488SENU">12-4-6.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040488SENU">. </span><span class="s2040488CL">Effective date of voter registration.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040488Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040488DefaultParagraphFont">A voter registration shall be considered to be effective on the date which the card is received by the county auditor. However, if the card was completed at one of the agencies listed in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-2"><span class="s2040488DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040488DefaultParagraphFont">, is received by the auditor within five days following any registration deadline and is dated by the deadline, the card shall be considered to be effective on the date which it was signed at the agency. If a card does not contain all of the information required by the form prescribed pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-6"><span class="s2040488DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040488DefaultParagraphFont"> or if the card contains information which is not correct, it shall be considered to be effective on the date all of the correct, required information is supplied to the county auditor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040488Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040488000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040488Normal"><span class="s2040488SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040488SCL-000002"> SL 1997, ch 78, § 1; SL 2005, ch 89, § 3.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040488Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040488000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>