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content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4"><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="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eHG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eNormal"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eHG4C">REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871e000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Persons entitled to register--Precinct--Resident of federal area.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-1.1</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 2005, ch 89, § 1.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration form--Certification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Federal voter--Designation--Ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.4" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Demonstration of citizenship--List of documentation--Verification of naturalization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    County auditor in charge of voter registration records--Public inspection--Registration form availability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-2.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-2.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-2.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-2.1</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">, 12-4-2.2. Repealed by SL 1982, ch 28, § 40.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-2.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-2.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-2.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-2.3</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, § 2.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Mail registration cards and instructions provided by auditor--Contact information provided by private entities.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-3.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-3.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-3.1</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, § 4.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-3.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-3.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Private entity or individual registering voters--Form filing deadline--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.1</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, § 5.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act implemented.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Overseas citizen defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.4" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Registration and voting by overseas citizens--Conditions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.5" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Absentee registration and voting in last county and precinct of residence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.6" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Absentee ballot request as registration--Notarization not required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.7" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Expedition of registrations and ballot requests.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.8" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Promulgation of rules by state board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.9" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Election laws apply to overseas voting provisions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.10" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Secretary of state to provide voter registration and absentee voting information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.11" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.11" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.11</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 2016, ch 77, § 1.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.12" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Registration of voter under Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Entry of applicants in registration file--Deadline--List for runoff election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5.1</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Notice of registration procedures--Publication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Review of voter registration application by auditor--Notice to applicant--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.4" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Registration--Information provided.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.5" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Verification of driver license or social security information--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Filling out registration card--Registration at driver's license station--Applicant unable to write.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-6.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-6.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Effective date of voter registration. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-7</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1981, ch 120, § 2.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-7.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-7.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-7.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-7.1</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-7.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-7.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Duty to ensure completion of registration cards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-7.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-7.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-7.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-7.3</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">, 12-4-7.4. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, §§ 10, 11.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-8" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Records prescribed by state board--Information required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-8.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-8.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Postcard requests for absentee ballots under federal law--Indexing and furnishing to precinct board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-8.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-8.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    True copy to replace duplicate acknowledgment notice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Master registration file--Safeguarding--Contents--Public inspection--Limitations--Availability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9.1</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Secured active designation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration records not open to public inspection.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-10" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Precinct registration lists--Contents--Entries.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-10.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-10.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Registration lists furnished to federal court for jury selection--Return of lists to auditor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-11" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Change of registration file on change in precinct boundaries.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-12" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    New registration on move between states or counties--Authorization to cancel previous registration.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-13</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, § 17.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-14" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-14" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-14</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-15" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter information and party affiliation--Designation or change.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-16" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-16" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-16</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, § 19.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-17" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-17" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-17</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1975, ch 121.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-18" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Persons declared mentally incompetent, deceased, or serving sentence for felony conviction--Removed from registration records--Promulgation of rules--Certification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Address verification request--Confirmation mailing--Exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Confirmation mailing notice to registrant of proposed registration cancellation--Postcard and return card--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Placement in inactive registration file by auditor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.3</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, § 24.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.4" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Cancellation of voter registration.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.5" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.5" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.5</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 2002, ch 40, § 13.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.6" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    National change of address notice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.7" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-20" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-20" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont"> to 12-4-22. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-23" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-23" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-23</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1996, ch 95, § 3.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-23.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-23.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-23.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-23.1</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1976, ch 105, § 84.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-24" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Precinct lists for local election--Delivery to voting precincts.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-24.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-24.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed by SL 2012, ch 81, § 5.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-25" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-25" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont"> to 12-4-28. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-29" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-29" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-29</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, § 25.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-30" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-30</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-30" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-30</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-31" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-31" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-31</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, § 26.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-32" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    National Voter Registration Act of 1993.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-33" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-33</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Chief state election official.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-34" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-34</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    References to registered voters--Inactive voters may sign petition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-35" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Rules for the National Voter Registration Act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-36" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-36</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Rebuttable presumption that certain electors not qualified.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-37" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Statewide voter registration file--Maintenance--County auditors to transmit changes--Published to website.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-37.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-37.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Statewide voter registration file--Historical archive--Availability--Nonpublic information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-38" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    County auditor's file is official record in event of discrepancy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-39" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-40" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-40</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Identification of duplicate voter registration--Notification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-40.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-40.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Sharing voter registration record with other states--Agreement required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-41" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-41</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Limited use of voter registration information--Online access limited--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-42" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-42" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont"> to 12-4-51. Transferred to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-21" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-1-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-30" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-1-30</span></a><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-52" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Payment for registration of voters based on number of voters registered prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-53" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-53</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Receipt of payment for registration of voters based on number of voters registered prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-54" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-54</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Annual report--Secretary of state--Individuals removed from county voter registration list--Publication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-55" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration numbers to be published.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-56" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-56</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voluntary removal of the name of a registered voter--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-57" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-57</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Information to county auditor by clerk of court--Auditor to remove names.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-58" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-58</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration challenge--Disqualified or deceased--Deadline.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-59" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-59</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration challenge--Nonresident, noncitizen, or voter in another state--Deadline.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-60" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-60</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration challenge--Application--Factual basis--Form--Documentation--Promulgation of rules--Certain information confidential--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-61" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-61</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration challenge--Auditor duties--Verification request--Hearing--Voter cancellation--Limitation--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-62" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-62</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration challenge--Appeals.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-63" rel="noopener"><span class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-63</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdded4a282d5b4037a5d0aaf7e3e4871eDefaultParagraphFont">    Voter registration challenge--Recordkeeping.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Normal { 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.s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 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register--Precinct--Resident of federal area."><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="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1SENU">12-4-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1SENU">. </span><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1CL">Persons entitled to register--Precinct--Resident of federal area.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Statute"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">An individual is entitled to register as a voter of this state if the individual:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Is a citizen of the United States and has provided sufficient evidence, as set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.4" rel="noopener"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-1.4</span></a><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">, to demonstrate the individual's citizenship;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Is a resident, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">12-1-4</span></a><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">, of the precinct in which the individual is registering as a voter;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1StatuteNumber1"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    On or before the next election, is at least eighteen years of age; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1StatuteNumber1"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Is not otherwise disqualified from voting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Statute"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">An individual eligible to vote may vote only in the election precinct where the individual is a resident.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Statute"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">An individual who is a resident of a place that is within the boundaries of this state, which has been ceded to or acquired by the federal government, may not be denied the right to vote in any election held in the precinct where the individual is a resident if the individual is otherwise qualified to vote in the election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1SCL">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; SL 2026, ch 63, § 1, eff. Mar. 26, 2026.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-1.1 </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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; 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text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220NoIndent { 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.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220SCL { 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 12-4-1.3 - Federal voter--Designation--Ballot."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-1.3 - Federal voter--Designation--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="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220SENU">12-4-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220SENU">. </span><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220CL">Federal voter--Designation--Ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Statute"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">A county auditor must designate an individual as a federal voter if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220StatuteNumber1"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    At the time the individual applies to register as a voter or to vote by absentee ballot, the individual provides only the address of a commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding service, or other post office box as the address where the individual is a resident, without providing a description of the location of the individual's habitation; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220StatuteNumber1"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The individual applies to register as a voter and does not provide any documentation demonstrating that the individual is a United States citizen, provided that the individual is not already registered as a voter of this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">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="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">12-8-8</span></a><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">, 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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Statute"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">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="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220SCL">SL 2025, ch 58, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2026; SL 2026, ch 63, § 2, 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNormal { 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.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatute { 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.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2 { margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576f000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNoIndent { 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.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSCL { 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 12-4-1.4 - Demonstration of citizenship--List of documentation--Verification of naturalization."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-1.4 - Demonstration of citizenship--List of documentation--Verification of naturalization."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-1.4"><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="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.4" rel="noopener"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSENU">12-4-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fCL">Demonstration of citizenship--List of documentation--Verification of naturalization. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatute"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">Any individual applying to register as a voter shall provide documentation, along with the application, to demonstrate that the individual is a United States citizen. The individual shall present:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The individual's South Dakota driver license or nondriver identification card, provided that the license or identification card was issued after July 1, 2025, and indicates that the individual has provided sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the individual is a United States citizen;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A valid driver license or nondriver identification card issued by any other state or territory of the United States, provided that the license or identification card indicates that the individual has provided sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the individual is a United States citizen;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The individual's tribal identification card; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    A legible photocopy of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The individual's birth certificate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The pages of the individual's United States passport, which identify the applicant and show the individual's passport number;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(c)    A consular report of birth abroad issued by the United States Department of State for the individual;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(d)    The individual's certificate of naturalization; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(e)    Any other type of acceptable documentary evidence of citizenship permitted under 42 C.F.R. § 436.407 (January 1, 2026).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatute"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">If an individual provides a copy of the individual's certificate of naturalization, the county auditor must verify the number of the certificate of naturalization with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576f000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSCL">SL 2026, ch 63, § 3, 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eNormal { 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.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatute { 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.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber2 { margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1e000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eNoIndent { 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.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eSCL { 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 12-4-2 - County auditor in charge of voter registration records--Public inspection--Registration form availability."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-2 - County auditor in charge of voter registration records--Public inspection--Registration form availability."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-2"><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="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eSENU">12-4-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eSENU">. </span><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eCL">County auditor in charge of voter registration records--Public inspection--Registration form availability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor has complete charge of maintaining and safeguarding the voter registration records in the county. The county auditor shall retain all voter registration records in the auditor's office in paper or electronic form. Except as provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9.3</span></a><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">, the records must be open to public inspection at all times during office hours.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatute"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">Voter registration must be conducted by each county auditor and municipal finance officer. Voter registration forms must be available at the secretary of state's office and at any location that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber1"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Issues driver licenses;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber1"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Engages in military recruitment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber1"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Assists disabled individuals under programs of the Department of Human Services; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber1"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Allows for an individual to apply for:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber2"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber2"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Temporary assistance for needy families;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber2"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Benefits under the women, infants, and children supplemental nutrition program; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eStatuteNumber2"><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont">(d)    Medicaid benefits.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1e000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s55c5d48579474024ac2533598c5c6c1eSCL">SL 1961, ch 92, §§ 3, 4; SL 1969, ch 83, § 1; SDCL § 12-4-4; SL 1974, ch 118, § 4; SL 1976, ch 105, § 1; SL 1985, ch 106, § 1; SL 1994, ch 107, § 1; SL 1997, ch 166, § 3; SL 2003, ch 83, § 10; SL 2008, ch 63, § 1; SL 2012, ch 81, § 1; SL 2022, ch 11, § 3, eff. Feb. 14, 2022; SL 2026, ch 64, § 1.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-2.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-2.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-2.1"> </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 --> 12-4-2.1, 12-4-2.2. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1982, ch 28, &#167;&nbsp;40.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-2.3 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-2.3 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-2.3"> </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 --> 12-4-2.3. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&nbsp;2.<p> </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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040465Normal { 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.s2040465SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040465CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040465Normal-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.s2040465DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040465000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040465SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040465SCL-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="s2040465Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-3"><span class="s2040465SENU">12-4-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040465SENU">. </span><span class="s2040465CL">Mail registration cards and instructions provided by auditor--Contact information provided by private entities.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040465Normal-000000"><span class="s2040465DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall provide mail registration cards along with instructions on how to properly register voters to private entities and individuals. Each private entity or individual shall provide information to the voter being registered on how the voter may contact such private entity or individual to determine the status of the voter's registration.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040465Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040465000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040465Normal"><span class="s2040465SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040465SCL-000002"> SL 1961, ch 92, § 3; SL 1969, ch 83, § 1; SL 1974, ch 118, § 5; SL 1976, ch 105, § 2; SL 1978, ch 94, § 3; SL 1983, ch 107; SL 1994, ch 107, § 3; SL 2005, ch 88, § 1.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040465Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040465000001"> </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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-3.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-3.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-3.1"> </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 --> 12-4-3.1. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&nbsp;4.<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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se705cf160c064b4888c7414f34efb288Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se705cf160c064b4888c7414f34efb288000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se705cf160c064b4888c7414f34efb288NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se705cf160c064b4888c7414f34efb288DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se705cf160c064b4888c7414f34efb288SCL">SL 2005, ch 90, § 1; SL 2023, ch 44, § 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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-4 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-4 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-4"> </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 --> 12-4-4. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, &#167;&nbsp;200.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-4.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-4.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-4.1"> </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 --> 12-4-4.1. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&nbsp;5.<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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</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.sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43NoIndent { 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.sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43SCL { 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 12-4-4.2 - Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act implemented."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-4.2 - Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act implemented."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.2"><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="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43SENU">12-4-4.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43SENU">. </span><span class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43CL">Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act implemented.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43DefaultParagraphFont">Sections </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.9" rel="noopener"><span class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.9</span></a><span class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, implement 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="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sef42f4a45a7841cbb82019ec6fa97b43SCL">SL 1977, ch 112, § 2; SL 1996, ch 95, § 1; SL 2023, ch 44, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040471Normal { 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.s2040471SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040471CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040471Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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} p.s2040472Normal { 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.s2040472SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040472CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040472Normal-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.s2040472DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040472Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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SL 2011, ch 76, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040473Normal { 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.s2040473SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040473CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040473Normal-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%; 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SL 2011, ch 76, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040474Normal { 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.s2040474SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040474CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040474Normal-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.s2040474DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040474000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040474SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040474SCL-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="s2040474Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.6"><span class="s2040474SENU">12-4-4.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040474SENU">. </span><span class="s2040474CL">Absentee ballot request as registration--Notarization not required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040474Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040474DefaultParagraphFont">A request for an absentee ballot made by an overseas citizen that contains the information necessary to comply with §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.4"><span class="s2040474DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040474DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.5"><span class="s2040474DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040474DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be sufficient for registration purposes, and these applications need not be notarized or otherwise sworn to.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040474Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040474000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040474Normal"><span class="s2040474SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040474SCL-000002"> SL 1977, ch 112, § 8.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040475SCL-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="s2040475Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.7"><span class="s2040475SENU">12-4-4.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040475SENU">. </span><span class="s2040475CL">Expedition of registrations and ballot requests.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040475Normal-000000"><span class="s2040475DefaultParagraphFont">The person in charge of the election shall expedite the processing of registrations and absentee ballot requests of overseas citizens.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040475Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040475000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040475Normal"><span class="s2040475SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040475SCL-000002"> SL 1977, ch 112, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040476Normal { 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.s2040476SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040476CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040476Normal-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.s2040476DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040476000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040476SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040476SCL-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="s2040476Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.8"><span class="s2040476SENU">12-4-4.8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040476SENU">. </span><span class="s2040476CL">Promulgation of rules by state board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040476Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040476DefaultParagraphFont">The State Board of Elections may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2040476DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040476DefaultParagraphFont"> for the implementation of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.2"><span class="s2040476DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040476DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.9"><span class="s2040476DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.9</span></a><span class="s2040476DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040476Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040476000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040476Normal"><span class="s2040476SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040476SCL-000002"> SL 1977, ch 112, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040477Normal { 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.s2040477SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040477CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040477Normal-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.s2040477DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040477000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040477SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040477SCL-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="s2040477Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.9"><span class="s2040477SENU">12-4-4.9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040477SENU">. </span><span class="s2040477CL">Election laws apply to overseas voting provisions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040477Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040477DefaultParagraphFont">All other provisions of law relating to elections shall apply to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.2"><span class="s2040477DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040477DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.9"><span class="s2040477DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-4.9</span></a><span class="s2040477DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040477Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040477000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040477Normal"><span class="s2040477SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040477SCL-000002"> SL 1977, ch 112, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040478SCL-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="s2040478Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4.10"><span class="s2040478SENU">12-4-4.10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040478SENU">. </span><span class="s2040478CL">Secretary of state to provide voter registration and absentee voting information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040478Normal-000000"><span class="s2040478DefaultParagraphFont">The secretary of state shall provide any absentee uniformed services and overseas voter information on voter registration procedures and how to vote absentee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040478Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040478000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040478Normal"><span class="s2040478SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040478SCL-000002"> SL 2003, ch 83, § 13.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-4.11 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-4.11 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-4.11"> </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 --> 12-4-4.11. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 2016, ch 77, &#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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</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.s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06NoIndent { 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.s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06SCL { 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 12-4-4.12 - Registration of voter under Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-4.12 - Registration of voter under Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.12"><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="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-4.12" rel="noopener"><span class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06SENU">12-4-4.12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06SENU">. </span><span class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06CL">Registration of voter under Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06Statute"><span class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06DefaultParagraphFont">If a voter is 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 register to vote through the system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8643cec558934e7bb189aaba627e6e06SCL">SL 2014, ch 72, § 2, eff. Feb. 19, 2014; SL 2023, ch 44, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040481Normal { 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.s2040481SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040481CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040481Normal-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.s2040481DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040481000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040481SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040481SCL-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="s2040481Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-5"><span class="s2040481SENU">12-4-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040481SENU">. </span><span class="s2040481CL">Entry of applicants in registration file--Deadline--List for runoff election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040481Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040481DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall enter in the master registration file the name of each eligible person whose completed application for registration and mail registration card is received no later than 5:00 p.m. local time at least fifteen days preceding the election by the county auditor or the local, state, or federal agency responsible for conducting voter registration under this chapter. A voter registration completed at any local, state, or federal agency during any week commencing on Tuesday through the following Monday shall be sent to the appropriate county auditor by the agency receiving the registration or mail registration card no later than the following Wednesday. The State Board of Elections may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2040481DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2040481DefaultParagraphFont">, for the alternative transmission of voter registration information by computer from the agency to the secretary of state. The name of any voter who has registered to vote by 5:00 p.m. local time fifteen days preceding a runoff election shall be added to the file used for the runoff election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040481Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040481000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040481Normal"><span class="s2040481SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040481SCL-000002"> SL 1961, ch 92, §§ 4, 13; SDCL §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-4"><span class="s2040481SCL-000002">12-4-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040481SCL-000002">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-5.1"><span class="s2040481SCL-000002">12-4-5.1</span></a><span class="s2040481SCL-000002">; SL 1969, ch 83, § 4; SL 1970, ch 86, § 11; SL 1974, ch 118, § 7; SL 1978, ch 94, § 1; SL 1981, ch 120, § 1; SL 1985, ch 106, § 2; SL 1985, ch 107, § 1; SL 1985, ch 110, § 1C; SL 1994, ch 107, § 6; SL 1996, ch 95, § 4; SL 2002, ch 40, § 5; SL 2017, ch 68, § 1; SL 2019, ch 69, § 1.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-5.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-5.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-5.1"> </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 --> 12-4-5.1. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, &#167;&nbsp;200.<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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</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.s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737NoIndent { 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.s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737SCL { 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 12-4-5.2 - Notice of registration procedures--Publication."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-5.2 - Notice of registration procedures--Publication."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.2"><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="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737SENU">12-4-5.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737SENU">. </span><span class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737CL">Notice of registration procedures--Publication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737Statute"><span class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor or the person responsible for the conduct of a local election shall give notice of the availability of registration officials and state when registration will be terminated and the effect of not registering to vote. The county auditor or the person responsible for the conduct of a local election shall publish the notice online and in official newspapers at least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the last publication to be not less than ten nor more than fifteen days before the deadline for registration. A township, conservation district, sanitation district, fire district, or any special district is not required to post a notice online if the district does not have an official website.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s636836d7867c4ca5ac7b8d740d739737SCL">SL 1974, ch 119, § 1; SL 2023, ch 44, § 5.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cNormal { 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.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cStatute { 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.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037c000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cNoIndent { 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.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cSCL { 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 12-4-5.3 - Review of voter registration application by auditor--Notice to applicant--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-5.3 - Review of voter registration application by auditor--Notice to applicant--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.3"><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="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cSENU">12-4-5.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cSENU">. </span><span class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cCL">Review of voter registration application by auditor--Notice to applicant--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cDefaultParagraphFont">When a voter registration application is received by the county auditor, the county auditor or an individual designated by the county auditor shall review the application for eligibility and completeness. If the applicant is not eligible to be registered or sufficient information to complete the registration card cannot be obtained from the applicant, the county auditor must send an acknowledgment notice by nonforwardable mail to the applicant indicating the reason the registration was not filed. The acknowledgment notice must state that the applicant needs to submit the corrected information to the county auditor within thirty days or the voter registration form may not be processed. The county auditor shall send an acknowledgment notice by nonforwardable mail to the applicant whose registration is accepted. 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="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cDefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cDefaultParagraphFont">, prescribing the form of the acknowledgement notice. The same confirmation mailing required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19" rel="noopener"><span class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cDefaultParagraphFont"> must be sent immediately to any person whose registration acknowledgment notice is returned undeliverable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s3fe6a67c58d3419f9f17452ff0e0037cSCL">SL 1994, ch 107, § 7; SL 1996, ch 95, § 5; SL 2017, ch 68, § 2; SL 2023, ch 44, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2081169Normal { 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.s2081169SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2081169CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2081169Statute { 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.s2081169DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2081169000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2081169DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2081169SCL { 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="s2081169Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-5.4"><span class="s2081169SENU">12-4-5.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2081169SENU">. </span><span class="s2081169CL">Registration--Information provided.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2081169Statute"><span class="s2081169DefaultParagraphFont">Any person registering to vote shall provide the person's valid South Dakota driver license number or a South Dakota nondriver identification number on the voter registration form. If a person does not have a valid South Dakota driver license or a South Dakota nondriver identification number, the person shall provide the last four digits of the person's social security number on the voter registration form. If a person does not have a valid South Dakota driver license, a South Dakota nondriver identification number, or a social security number, the person may only register at the county auditor's office and shall sign a statement verifying the fact that the person does not have a valid South Dakota driver license, a South Dakota nondriver identification number, or a social security number. The statement shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2081169Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2081169000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2081169Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2081169DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2081169SCL">SL 2003, ch 83, § 11; SL 2006, ch 68, § 1; SL 2020, ch 49, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeNormal { 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.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeStatute { 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.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } a.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068ee000000 { text-decoration: none; } span.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068ee000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeNoIndent { 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.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeSCL { 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 12-4-5.5 - Verification of driver license or social security information--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-5.5 - Verification of driver license or social security information--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.5"><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="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.5" rel="noopener"><span class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeSENU">12-4-5.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeSENU">. </span><span class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeCL">Verification of driver license or social security information--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont">At the time voter registration information is transmitted from a county to the statewide voter registration file, the secretary of state shall verify the authenticity of the driver license number or the South Dakota nondriver identification number with the driver license database. </span><a id="_pagenumber2" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068ee000000" rel="noopener"></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont">If the last four digits of the person's social security number have been provided, the secretary of state shall review the social security database to determine that the number, name, and date of birth are accurate and that this information belongs to the person. If any of this information is reported as not being accurate, the county auditor must withdraw the voter registration and attempt to get the correct information with the process provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.3" rel="noopener"><span class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont">. 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="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont">, determining technical parameters for the driver license and social security database verification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068ee000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeDefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="sd79ac9b1aca4406ab3edee92681068eeSCL">SL 2003, ch 83, § 12; SL 2005, ch 89, § 2; SL 2020, ch 49, § 2; SL 2023, ch 44, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040487Normal { 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.s2040487SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040487CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040487Normal-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.s2040487DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040487000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040487SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040487SCL-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="s2040487Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-6"><span class="s2040487SENU">12-4-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040487SENU">. </span><span class="s2040487CL">Filling out registration card--Registration at driver's license station--Applicant unable to write.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040487Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040487DefaultParagraphFont">An applicant for registration shall answer questions and sign the oath as required on the form prescribed by the State Board of Elections. An applicant for registration at a driver's license station shall also sign a signature card prescribed by the Department of Public Safety. This signature shall be digitized and used to prepare the registration card as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-5"><span class="s2040487DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5</span></a><span class="s2040487DefaultParagraphFont">. If an applicant is unable to write his or her name, the applicant shall make a mark, the applicant's name being written near such mark, and written by a person who writes his or her own name as a witness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040487Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040487000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040487Normal"><span class="s2040487SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040487SCL-000002"> SL 1961, ch 92, § 13; SL 1969, ch 83, § 4; SL 1974, ch 118, § 8; SL 1975, ch 119, § 13; SL 1985, ch 107, § 2; SL 1994, ch 107, § 8; SL 2004, ch 17, § 8.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</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; } </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><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-7 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-7 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-7"> </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 --> 12-4-7. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1981, ch 120, &#167;&nbsp;2.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-7.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-7.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-7.1"> </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 --> 12-4-7.1. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, &#167;&nbsp;200.<p> </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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040491SCL-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="s2040491Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-7.2"><span class="s2040491SENU">12-4-7.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040491SENU">. </span><span class="s2040491CL">Duty to ensure completion of registration cards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040491Normal-000000"><span class="s2040491DefaultParagraphFont">Any local, state, or federal agency staff person who registers a voter shall ensure that the registration card, as prescribed by the State Board of Elections, is filled out completely.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040491Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040491000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040491Normal"><span class="s2040491SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040491SCL-000002"> SL 1975, ch 119, § 14; SL 1976, ch 105, § 5; SL 1978, ch 94, § 2; SL 1985, ch 107, § 3; SL 1989, ch 127; SL 1993, ch 110, § 2; SL 1994, ch 107, § 9.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-7.3 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-7.3 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-7.3"> </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 --> 12-4-7.3, 12-4-7.4. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&#167;&nbsp;10, 11.<p> </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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040493SCL-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="s2040493Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-8"><span class="s2040493SENU">12-4-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040493SENU">. </span><span class="s2040493CL">Records prescribed by state board--Information required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040493Normal-000000"><span class="s2040493DefaultParagraphFont">For the purpose of expediting work of the county auditor, to promote uniformity in registration, and for the preparation of abstracts and other forms to be used by election boards, registration records shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections may require such information, on registration records, as is necessary to effectuate the state and federal election laws.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040493Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040493000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040493Normal"><span class="s2040493SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040493SCL-000002"> SL 1961, ch 92, § 7; SL 1969, ch 83, § 3; SL 1970, ch 86, § 1; SL 1971, ch 83, §§ 10, 12; SL 1972, ch 76, § 3; SL 1974, ch 118, § 9; SL 1975, ch 119, § 16; SL 1994, ch 107, § 12.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaNormal { 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.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaStatute { 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.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfa000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaNoIndent { 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.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaSCL { 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 12-4-8.1 - Postcard requests for absentee ballots under federal law--Indexing and furnishing to precinct board."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-8.1 - Postcard requests for absentee ballots under federal law--Indexing and furnishing to precinct board."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-8.1"><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="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-8.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaSENU">12-4-8.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaSENU">. </span><span class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaCL">Postcard requests for absentee ballots under federal law--Indexing and furnishing to precinct board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaDefaultParagraphFont">In lieu of forms for registration prescribed under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaDefaultParagraphFont">, requests for absentee ballots submitted in accordance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq., as of January 1, 2023, are sufficient for registration purposes. The county auditor shall make and file the index card for the master file and attach the card thereto and shall save an electronic copy of the card. The county auditor shall supply a photocopy to the election board of the precinct for the purposes of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-19-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaDefaultParagraphFont">12-19-2</span></a><span class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfa000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4a4b899edbc347f9b125654dbfbd4bfaSCL">SL 1957, ch 85, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 16.0611; SDCL, § 12-19-20; SL 1974, ch 118, § 10; SL 1992, ch 107, § 1; SL 1994, ch 107, § 13; SL 2023, ch 44, § 8.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040495Normal { 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.s2040495SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040495CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040495Normal-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.s2040495DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040495000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040495SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040495SCL-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="s2040495Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-8.2"><span class="s2040495SENU">12-4-8.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040495SENU">. </span><span class="s2040495CL">True copy to replace duplicate acknowledgment notice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040495Normal-000000"><span class="s2040495DefaultParagraphFont">Any voter whose name appears in the master registration file who makes written application to the county auditor for a duplicate acknowledgment notice, who has not received one or who has lost it, may receive a true copy of the card on file.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040495Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040495000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040495Normal"><span class="s2040495SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040495SCL-000002"> SL 1970, ch 86, § 8; SDCL Supp, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-7.1"><span class="s2040495SCL-000002">12-4-7.1</span></a><span class="s2040495SCL-000002">; SL 1974, ch 118, § 11; SL 1994, ch 107, § 14; SL 2002, ch 40, § 6.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3Normal { 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.s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3StatuteNumber1"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Any application made by an individual to vote by absentee ballot, including:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3StatuteNumber2"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The mailing address listed on the absentee ballot application form;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3StatuteNumber2"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The absentee ballot requested on the application;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3StatuteNumber2"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    The date the absentee ballot was requested;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3StatuteNumber2"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    The date that the absentee ballot was returned; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3StatuteNumber2"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    The method of absentee voting employed by the individual.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise provided in this section, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9.3</span></a><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">, the master registration file must be open to public inspection, free of charge. An individual's social security number, driver license number, South Dakota nondriver identification number, or month and day of birth is not open to public inspection.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3Statute"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall produce a record of all the information contained in the master registration file the day before any primary or general election scheduled within the county by 11:59 p.m. The county auditor shall maintain a rolling five-year archive of historical information from the master registration file.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3Statute"><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall keep a voter registration form for a purged or unregistered voter twenty-two months. No purged or unregistered voter may be included in the master registration file.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s056aaa4e122e4d40980a3c55d51835b3SCL">SL 1961, ch 92, § 5; SL 1974, ch 118, § 12; SL 1976, ch 105, § 6; SL 1994, ch 107, § 15; SL 2001, ch 66, § 6; SL 2008, ch 64, § 1; SL 2012, ch 81, § 2; SL 2017, ch 68, § 3; SL 2020, ch 50, § 1; SL 2025, ch 60, § 1; SL 2026, ch 64, § 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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-9.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-9.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-9.1"> </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 --> 12-4-9.1. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, &#167;&nbsp;200.<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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084362StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The applicant resides in a shelter established pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">25-10</span></a><span class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">. The applicant shall obtain authorization signed by an official of the shelter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084362Statute"><span class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">Upon receipt of the application, the secretary of state shall verify with the Unified Judicial System that the applicant petitioned for the protection order and the order is active.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084362Statute"><span class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">A voter record with a secured active designation shall be excluded from public inspection or copying, except if requested by a law enforcement agency, if directed by a court order, or if a secured active designation has been cancelled at the request of the secured active designee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084362Statute"><span class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">A secured active designation remains in effect for five years.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084362Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">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="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont">, to prescribe the notices and forms, as well as any criteria and procedures for approving applications pursuant to this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084362Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084362000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084362NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084362DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2084362SCL">SL 2021, ch 61, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</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="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A law enforcement officer, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-1-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422DefaultParagraphFont">22-1-2</span></a><span class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422Statute"><span class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422DefaultParagraphFont">The Unified Judicial System shall coordinate with the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota to provide the secretary of state with a list of individuals whose personally identifiable information is not open to public inspection, pursuant to subdivision (1). The director of the Division of Criminal Investigation shall provide the secretary of state with a list of the law enforcement officers for purposes of subdivision (2).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422Statute"><span class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422DefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of this section, "personally identifiable information" means any home address, home or personal telephone number, or personal e-mail address. The city and county where the official is a resident is a public record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422Statute"><span class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422DefaultParagraphFont">A violation of this section does not create a private right of action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s02c4e675a5fe456a8cb3c7cc37e76422SCL">SL 2022, ch 11, § 4, eff. Feb. 14, 2022; SL 2026, ch 64, § 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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6Normal { 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.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6Statute { 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.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6NoIndent { 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.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6SCL { 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 12-4-10 - Precinct registration lists--Contents--Entries."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-10 - Precinct registration lists--Contents--Entries."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-10"><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="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6SENU">12-4-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6SENU">. </span><span class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6CL">Precinct registration lists--Contents--Entries.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall provide from the master registration file, in paper or electronic format, a separate list of the names and addresses of all registered voters in each voting precinct as established pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-14" rel="noopener"><span class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont">12-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont">, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-13-16" rel="noopener"><span class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont">9-13-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-7-11" rel="noopener"><span class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont">13-7-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont"> in the county, which shall be known as the precinct registration list. The county auditor shall design the list for any voting precinct so that each name can be distinctly marked when the voter requests a ballot and must contain a space in which may be recorded the record of any challenge, affidavit, or other information as may be required. The precinct superintendent or precinct deputy shall make each entry when the voter requests a ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s99b075c0277343b3abb9e094487571a6SCL">SL 1961, ch 92, § 10; SL 1974, ch 118, § 13; SL 1975, ch 120, § 5; SL 1976, ch 105, § 7; SL 1992, ch 107, § 2; SL 2002, ch 40, § 7; SL 2012, ch 84, § 3, eff. Feb. 23, 2012; SL 2023, ch 44, § 9.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040499Normal { 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.s2040499SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040499CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040499Normal-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.s2040499DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040499000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040499SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040499SCL-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="s2040499Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-10.1"><span class="s2040499SENU">12-4-10.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040499SENU">. </span><span class="s2040499CL">Registration lists furnished to federal court for jury selection--Return of lists to auditor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040499Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040499DefaultParagraphFont">Whenever so requested, the county auditor shall furnish to the clerk of the United States District Court for the district of South Dakota, at no cost to the county, the current precinct registration lists or certified copies thereof referred to in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-10"><span class="s2040499DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040499DefaultParagraphFont"> for all election precincts in the county whenever such lists are required by said clerk of the United States District Court in furtherance of a plan for random jury selection in the federal courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1863 and other applicable federal statutes. Within thirty days after receipt of such precinct registration lists, the clerk of the United States District Court shall return the same to the county auditor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040499Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040499000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040499Normal"><span class="s2040499SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040499SCL-000002"> SL 1973, ch 81.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040500Normal { 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.s2040500SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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SL 1970, ch 86, § 2; SL 1974, ch 118, § 15; SL 2002, ch 40, § 8.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040501Normal { 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.s2040501SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040501CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040501Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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SL 1974, ch 118, § 16; SL 1994, ch 107, § 16; SL 2002, ch 40, § 9.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-13 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-13 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-13"> </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 --> 12-4-13. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&nbsp;17.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-14 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-14 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-14"> </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 --> 12-4-14. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, &#167;&nbsp;200.<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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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If a person completes a registration card to change that person's name, address, phone number, or email address, and leaves the field for party affiliation blank, the county auditor must list the person's party affiliation as the most recent party affiliation registered for that person. If a person completes a registration card to register to vote for the first time in the state and leaves the field for party affiliation blank, the county auditor must register that person's party affiliation as no party affiliation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa2620a2a5dd47c0bbe2530f41213812Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa2620a2a5dd47c0bbe2530f41213812000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa2620a2a5dd47c0bbe2530f41213812NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa2620a2a5dd47c0bbe2530f41213812DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="saa2620a2a5dd47c0bbe2530f41213812SCL">SL 1961, ch 92, § 8; SL 1976, ch 105, § 8; SL 1994, ch 107, § 18; SL 2018, ch 72, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019; SL 2023, ch 44, § 10.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-16 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-16 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-16"> </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 --> 12-4-16. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&nbsp;19.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-17 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-17 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-17"> </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 --> 12-4-17. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1975, ch 121.<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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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The clerk of courts shall send the name of a person declared mentally incompetent to the county auditor of the county in which the person declared incompetent resides.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cStatute"><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall remove from the master registration list:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cStatuteNumber1"><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The names of persons identified as mentally incompetent in accordance with the information provided pursuant to this section;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cStatuteNumber1"><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The names of those sentenced to imprisonment in the federal penitentiary system; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cStatuteNumber1"><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The names published in an obituary.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cStatute"><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall match voter registration records maintained in or transmitted to the statewide voter registration file with the death records maintained as vital statistics records by the Department of Health, the social security death index, the Social Security Administration master death file, and the records of felony convictions maintained by the Unified Judicial System each month. Any voter identified as deceased, as mentally incompetent, or who is serving a sentence for a felony conviction must be removed from the voter registration records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">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="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">, determining how voter registration records are matched.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">Prior to providing a registration list to precincts, as prescribed in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">, the county auditor must certify with the secretary of state that all individuals required to be removed from the master registration list have been removed based on the information available to the county auditor at the time the certification is submitted. 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="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont">, prescribing the form to certify the accuracy of the master registration list.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s9d788c67850e4f20ab053598daa1020cSCL">SL 1961, ch 92, § 12; SL 1965, ch 93; SL 1972, ch 76, § 5; SL 1974, ch 118, § 20; SL 1978, ch 95, § 1; SL 1980, ch 110; SL 1982, ch 125; SL 1992, ch 108; SL 1993, ch 110, § 4; SL 1999, ch 71, § 1; SL 2001, ch 64, § 1; SL 2002, ch 72, § 1; SL 2003, ch 83, § 15, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; SL 2012, ch 82, § 1; SL 2023, ch 44, § 11.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040508Normal { 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.s2040508SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040508CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040508Normal-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.s2040508DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040508000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040508SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040508SCL-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="s2040508Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-19"><span class="s2040508SENU">12-4-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040508SENU">. </span><span class="s2040508CL">Address verification request--Confirmation mailing--Exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040508Normal-000000"><span class="s2040508DefaultParagraphFont">Any voter in the active registration file who has failed to vote, has not updated the voter's registration information, and has not replied to a confirmation mailing at least once during the last preceding four consecutive years shall be sent a nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable address verification request. If the request is undeliverable then a confirmation mailing prescribed by the State Board of Elections shall be sent. If a county auditor has determined through a national change of address licensee of the United States Postal Service that the address of a voter who is to be sent an address verification request has changed, the confirmation mailing may be omitted. This process shall be performed by each county auditor from January first to November fifteenth, inclusive, of each odd-numbered year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040508Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040508000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040508Normal"><span class="s2040508SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040508SCL-000002"> SL 1961, ch 92, § 15; SL 1974, ch 118, § 21; SL 1975, ch 120, § 1; SL 1976, ch 105, § 9; SL 1994, ch 107, § 20; SL 1996, ch 95, § 2; SL 1998, ch 79, § 1; SL 2001, ch 64, § 2; SL 2002, ch 40, § 10; SL 2002, ch 72, § 2; SL 2018, ch 76, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040509Normal { 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.s2040509SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040509CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040509Normal-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.s2040509DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040509000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040509SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040509SCL-000002 { 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 12-4-19.1 - Confirmation mailing notice to registrant of proposed registration cancellation--Postcard and return card--Contents. "><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-19.1 - Confirmation mailing notice to registrant of proposed registration cancellation--Postcard and return card--Contents. "><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-19.1"><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="s2040509Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-19.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s2040509SENU">12-4-19.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040509SENU">. </span><span class="s2040509CL">Confirmation mailing notice to registrant of proposed registration cancellation--Postcard and return card--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040509Normal-000000"><span class="s2040509DefaultParagraphFont">The confirmation mailing notice shall be a double postcard stating that the voter's registration may be canceled if the card is not returned. In addition, the card shall state that if the information on the return card is correct, the voter must sign and return the card within thirty days or the voter's registration will become inactive. The card shall also state that if the information on the return card is not correct, the voter shall send the correct information to update the voter's registration or the voter's registration will become inactive. If the card is returned indicating a new address in another county in South Dakota or another state, the card shall serve as a cancellation authorization. The card shall also give information on reregistering if the voter has moved to another county or state. The card shall give the information about the voter as it appears in the registration records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040509Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040509000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040509Normal"><span class="s2040509SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040509SCL-000002"> SL 1975, ch 120, § 2; SL 1994, ch 107, § 21; SL 2005, ch 89, § 4.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040509Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040509000001"> </span></p></div></body></html> <html> <head> <style> p.effectiveDate {text-indent: 0; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 100%; margin-top: 2em; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1em; font-weight: bold;} </style> </head> <body> <div> <p class="effectiveDate"> Effective December 1, 2026 </p> </div> </body> </html> <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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2094132StatuteNumber2 { margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2094132000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2094132NoIndent { 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.s2094132DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2094132SCL { 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="s2094132Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.1"><span class="s2094132SENU">12-4-19.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094132SENU">. </span><span class="s2094132CL">Address verification request undeliverable--Confirmation mailing notice--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont">If the acknowledgement notice sent pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-5.3"><span class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-5.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont"> is returned to the county auditor as undeliverable, the auditor must send a confirmation mailing letter or postcard that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    States the voter's registration may be canceled if the letter or postcard is not returned;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Lists the voter's information, as it appears in the master registration file; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Provides the following instructions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    If the information on the letter or card is correct, the voter must sign and return the letter or card within thirty days of the date of the postmark on the letter or card, or the voter's registration will become inactive;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    If the information on the letter or card is not correct, the voter must send the correct information to update the voter's registration, within thirty days of the date of the postmark on the letter or card, or the voter's registration will become inactive; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    If the letter or card is returned indicating a new address in another county in South Dakota or another state, the card serves as a cancellation authorization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094132000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094132NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094132DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2094132SCL">SL 1975, ch 120, § 2; SL 1994, ch 107, § 21; SL 2005, ch 89, § 4; SL 2026, ch 65, § 1, eff. Dec. 1, 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040510Normal { 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.s2040510SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040510CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040510Normal-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.s2040510DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040510000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040510SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040510SCL-000002 { 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 12-4-19.2 - Placement in inactive registration file by auditor. "><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-19.2 - Placement in inactive registration file by auditor. "><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-19.2"><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="s2040510Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-19.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2040510SENU">12-4-19.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040510SENU">. </span><span class="s2040510CL">Placement in inactive registration file by auditor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040510Normal-000000"><span class="s2040510DefaultParagraphFont">If the card is not returned to the county auditor within the stated time limit or is undeliverable, the county auditor shall move the voter to an inactive registration file.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040510Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040510000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040510Normal"><span class="s2040510SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040510SCL-000002"> SL 1975, ch 120, § 3; SL 1976, ch 105, § 10; SL 1992, ch 107, § 4; SL 1994, ch 107, § 22; SL 2002, ch 40, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html> <html> <head> <style> p.effectiveDate {text-indent: 0; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 100%; margin-top: 2em; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1em; font-weight: bold;} </style> </head> <body> <div> <p class="effectiveDate"> Effective December 1, 2026 </p> </div> </body> </html> <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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2094133Normal { 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.s2094133SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2094133CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2094133Statute { 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.s2094133DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2094133StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2094133000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2094133NoIndent { 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.s2094133DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2094133SCL { 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="s2094133Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-19.2"><span class="s2094133SENU">12-4-19.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094133SENU">. </span><span class="s2094133CL">Placement in inactive registration file--Grounds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094133Statute"><span class="s2094133DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor must move the voter to an inactive registration file if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094133StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2094133DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The voter does not return the confirmation mailing by the deadline stated on the mailing; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094133StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2094133DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The confirmation mailing is returned to the auditor as undeliverable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094133Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094133000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094133NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094133DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2094133SCL">SL 1975, ch 120, § 3; SL 1976, ch 105, § 10; SL 1992, ch 107, § 4; SL 1994, ch 107, § 22; SL 2002, ch 40, § 11; SL 2026, ch 65, § 2, eff. Dec. 1, 2026.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-19.3 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-19.3 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-19.3"> </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 --> 12-4-19.3. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&nbsp;24.<p> </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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040512Normal { 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.s2040512SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040512CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040512Normal-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.s2040512DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040512DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040512000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040512SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040512SCL-000003 { 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="s2040512Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-19.4"><span class="s2040512SENU">12-4-19.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040512SENU">. </span><span class="s2040512CL">Cancellation of voter registration.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040512Normal-000000"><span class="s2040512DefaultParagraphFont">If a voter placed in the inactive registration file does not vote by the second general election following the confirmation mailing, the registration shall be canceled. This determination shall be made between January first and November fifteenth of every odd</span><span class="s2040512DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2040512DefaultParagraphFont">numbered year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040512Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040512000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040512Normal"><span class="s2040512SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040512SCL-000003"> SL 1994, ch 107, § 23; SL 2002, ch 40, § 12.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-19.5 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-19.5 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-19.5"> </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 --> 12-4-19.5. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 2002, ch 40, &#167;&nbsp;13.<p> </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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040514Normal { 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.s2040514SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040514CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040514Normal-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.s2040514DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040514000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040514SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040514SCL-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="s2040514Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-19.6"><span class="s2040514SENU">12-4-19.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040514SENU">. </span><span class="s2040514CL">National change of address notice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040514Normal-000000"><span class="s2040514DefaultParagraphFont">The national change of address notice shall be sent by forwarding service requested to each voter in the active registration file who has failed to vote, has not updated the voter's registration information, has not replied to a confirmation mailing at least once during the last preceding four consecutive years, and has had a national change of address within the jurisdiction with the United States Post Office. This process shall be performed by each county auditor from January first to November fifteenth, inclusive, of each odd-numbered year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040514Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040514000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040514Normal"><span class="s2040514SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040514SCL-000002"> SL 2018, ch 76, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040515Normal { 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.s2040515SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040515CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040515Normal-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.s2040515DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040515000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040515SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040515SCL-000002 { 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 12-4-19.7 - Voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice--Contents. "><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-19.7 - Voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice--Contents. "><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-19.7"><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="s2040515Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-19.7" rel="noopener"><span class="s2040515SENU">12-4-19.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040515SENU">. </span><span class="s2040515CL">Voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040515Normal-000000"><span class="s2040515DefaultParagraphFont">The voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice shall be a double postcard stating that the voter's registration may be canceled if the card is not returned. In addition, the card shall state that if the information on the return card is correct, the voter shall sign and return the card by the voter registration deadline of the primary election or the voter's registration becomes inactive. The card shall also state that if the information on the return card is not correct, the voter shall send the correct information to update the voter's registration or the voter's registration becomes inactive. If the card is returned indicating a new address in another county in South Dakota or another state, the card shall serve as a cancellation authorization. The card shall also give information on reregistering if the voter has moved to another county or state. The card shall give the information about the voter as the information appears in the registration records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040515Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040515000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040515Normal"><span class="s2040515SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040515SCL-000002"> SL 2018, ch 76, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html> <html> <head> <style> p.effectiveDate {text-indent: 0; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 100%; margin-top: 2em; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1em; font-weight: bold;} </style> </head> <body> <div> <p class="effectiveDate"> Effective December 1, 2026 </p> </div> </body> </html> <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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</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="s2094134StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2094134DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Provides the following instructions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094134StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2094134DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    If the information on the letter or card is correct, the voter must sign and return the letter or card by the voter registration deadline of the primary election or the voter's registration will become inactive;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094134StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2094134DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    If the information on the letter or card is not correct, the voter must send the correct information to update the voter's registration by the voter registration deadline of the primary election or the voter's registration will become inactive; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094134StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2094134DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    If the card is returned indicating a new address in another county in South Dakota or another state, the card serves as a cancellation authorization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094134Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094134000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2094134NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2094134DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2094134SCL">SL 2018, ch 76, § 3; SL 2026, ch 65, § 3, eff. Dec. 1, 2026.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-20 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-20 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-20"> </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 --> 12-4-20 to 12-4-22. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, &#167;&nbsp;200.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-23 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-23 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-23"> </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 --> 12-4-23. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1996, ch 95, &#167;&nbsp;3.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-23.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-23.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-23.1"> </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 --> 12-4-23.1. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1976, ch 105, &#167;&nbsp;84.<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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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SL 1970, ch 86, § 4; SL 1974, ch 118, § 24; SL 1976, ch 105, § 11; SL 1985, ch 109; SL 1992, ch 107, § 5; SL 2023, ch 44, § 12.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040520Normal { 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.s2040520SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040520CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2040520Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-24.1"><span class="s2040520SENU">12-4-24.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040520SENU">. </span><span class="s2040520CL">Repealed by SL 2012, ch 81, § 5.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-25 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-25 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-25"> </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 --> 12-4-25 to 12-4-28. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, &#167;&nbsp;200.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-29 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-29 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-29"> </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 --> 12-4-29. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&nbsp;25.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-30 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-30 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-30"> </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 --> 12-4-30. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, &#167;&nbsp;200.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-31 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-31 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-31"> </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 --> 12-4-31. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, &#167;&nbsp;26.<p> </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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040525SCL-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="s2040525Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-32"><span class="s2040525SENU">12-4-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040525SENU">. </span><span class="s2040525CL">National Voter Registration Act of 1993.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040525Normal-000000"><span class="s2040525DefaultParagraphFont">Sections 4 to 8, inclusive, of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 apply to all elections in South Dakota which require voter registration.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040525Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040525000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040525Normal"><span class="s2040525SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040525SCL-000002"> SL 1994, ch 107, § 32.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040526SCL-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="s2040526Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-33"><span class="s2040526SENU">12-4-33</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040526SENU">. </span><span class="s2040526CL">Chief state election official.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040526Normal-000000"><span class="s2040526DefaultParagraphFont">The secretary of state is the chief state election official pursuant to section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040526Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040526000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040526Normal"><span class="s2040526SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040526SCL-000002"> SL 1994, ch 107, § 33.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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Any voter in the inactive registration file may sign a petition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedd7eff5dd2b43c5b8687df88b9b06f1Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sedd7eff5dd2b43c5b8687df88b9b06f1000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedd7eff5dd2b43c5b8687df88b9b06f1NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sedd7eff5dd2b43c5b8687df88b9b06f1DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sedd7eff5dd2b43c5b8687df88b9b06f1SCL">SL 1994, ch 107, § 34; SL 2002, ch 40, § 14; SL 2010, ch 74, § 9; SL 2023, ch 44, § 13.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040528Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2040528Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-35"><span class="s2040528SENU">12-4-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040528SENU">. </span><span class="s2040528CL">Rules for the National Voter Registration Act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040528Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040528DefaultParagraphFont">The State Board of Elections may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2040528DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040528DefaultParagraphFont"> necessary for implementation of the National Voter Registration Act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040528Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040528000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040528Normal"><span class="s2040528SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040528SCL-000002"> SL 1994, ch 107, § 35.</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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040529Normal { 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.s2040529SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040529CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040529Normal-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.s2040529DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040529000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040529SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040529SCL-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="s2040529Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-36"><span class="s2040529SENU">12-4-36</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529SENU">. </span><span class="s2040529CL">Rebuttable presumption that certain electors not qualified.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040529Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">There is a rebuttable presumption that the signer of a petition filed pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=2-1"><span class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">2-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=6-16"><span class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">6-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-18A"><span class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">7-18A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-13"><span class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">9-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-20"><span class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">9-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-6"><span class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">12-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-7"><span class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">12-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-7"><span class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont">13-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529DefaultParagraphFont"> is not a qualified elector if the signer's name fails to appear on the active or inactive voter registration list of the county stated on the petition as the signer's county of registration on the date the petition was signed. This rebuttable presumption may only be overcome by clear and convincing evidence presented by the petition sponsor, circulator, or candidate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040529Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040529Normal"><span class="s2040529SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040529SCL-000002"> SL 2001, ch 65, § 1; SL 2013, ch 63, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4fb0f2e02a4c430aa0d10990fd71ac3dNormal { 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; 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The weekly post of the statewide voter registration file must contain any updates to the information in the county master registration file, pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s4fb0f2e02a4c430aa0d10990fd71ac3dDefaultParagraphFont">12-4-9</span></a><span class="s4fb0f2e02a4c430aa0d10990fd71ac3dDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4fb0f2e02a4c430aa0d10990fd71ac3dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4fb0f2e02a4c430aa0d10990fd71ac3d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4fb0f2e02a4c430aa0d10990fd71ac3dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4fb0f2e02a4c430aa0d10990fd71ac3dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4fb0f2e02a4c430aa0d10990fd71ac3dSCL">SL 2001, ch 66, § 1; SL 2010, ch 74, § 10; SL 2011, ch 77, § 1; SL 2023, ch 44, § 14; SL 2025, ch 60, § 2; SL 2026, ch 66, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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The secretary shall publish and maintain the rolling five-year historical archive on the secretary's website before 11:59 p.m. central time each Monday.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1Statute"><span class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1DefaultParagraphFont">The information contained in the historical archive of the statewide voter registration file must be made available free of charge.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1Statute"><span class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1DefaultParagraphFont">An individual's social security number, driver license number, South Dakota nondriver identification number, and month and day of birth contained in the historical archive of the statewide voter registration file are not open to public inspection. Any home address, home or personal telephone number, or the personal e-mail address contained in the historical archive of the statewide voter registration file is not open to public inspection if the information is for:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1StatuteNumber1"><span class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A current or retired state or federal court judge or justice; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A law enforcement officer, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-1-2" rel="noopener"><span class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1DefaultParagraphFont">22-1-2</span></a><span class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1Statute"><span class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1DefaultParagraphFont">The city and county where the official is a resident is a public record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="saec9c718fcc749a1a56c54a0228640c1SCL">SL 2025, ch 60, § 3; SL 2026, ch 64, § 4; SL 2026, ch 66, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040531Normal { 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.s2040531SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040531CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040531Normal-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.s2040531DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040531000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040531SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040531SCL-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="s2040531Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-38"><span class="s2040531SENU">12-4-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040531SENU">. </span><span class="s2040531CL">County auditor's file is official record in event of discrepancy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040531Normal-000000"><span class="s2040531DefaultParagraphFont">The statewide voter registration file maintained by the secretary of state shall be considered a duplicate file of the official voter registration records held in each county office. If there is any discrepancy between the statewide voter registration file maintained by the secretary of state and the master registration file maintained by the county auditor, the master registration file maintained by the county auditor is the official file. However, for federal elections the statewide file shall be the official voter registration file. Upon request from the secretary of state, each county auditor shall transmit the county's entire voter file to the state voter registration file.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040531Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040531000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040531Normal"><span class="s2040531SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040531SCL-000002"> SL 2001, ch 66, § 2; SL 2003, ch 83, § 9.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84Normal { 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; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    The establishment of fees for information provided from the statewide voter registration file not to exceed:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    One thousand dollars per paper copy of a list of the registered voters in the state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    One hundred dollars per paper copy of a list of the registered voters in a legislative district;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Fifty dollars per paper copy of a list of registered voters in a county or other political subdivision;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    One hundred dollars per paper copy of an updated partial list that contains only changes made to the list of the registered voters in the state within a year of the purchase of the complete list;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    Seventy-five dollars per paper copy of an updated partial list that contains only changes made to the list of the registered voters in a legislative district, county, or other political subdivision, within a year of the purchase of the complete list; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84DefaultParagraphFont">(f)    Two hundred twenty-five dollars for an electronic data file containing a list of the registered voters in the state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd1c4444a14864fb5924e83cba8a13d84SCL">SL 2001, ch 66, § 3; SL 2025, ch 60, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040533Normal { 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.s2040533SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040533CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040533Normal-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.s2040533DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040533000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040533SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040533SCL-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="s2040533Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-40"><span class="s2040533SENU">12-4-40</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040533SENU">. </span><span class="s2040533CL">Identification of duplicate voter registration--Notification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040533Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040533DefaultParagraphFont">The secretary of state may use the statewide voter registration file to identify any duplicate voter registration within the state. If the secretary of state has determined that there is a duplicate voter registration, the secretary of state shall notify the county whose official master registration file contains the oldest duplicate registration and such county shall remove the person from the voter registration file. If the secretary of state has identified a potential duplicate voter registration, the secretary of state shall notify the person registered in the county whose official master registration file contains the oldest potential duplicate registration. The secretary of state shall notify such person in a manner consistent with the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-19.1"><span class="s2040533DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-19.1</span></a><span class="s2040533DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040533Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040533000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040533Normal"><span class="s2040533SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040533SCL-000002"> SL 2001, ch 66, § 4.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf9f7bc45dfa64babbf62b09b9b6cb1c7Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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Except as provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-37" rel="noopener"><span class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-37.1" rel="noopener"><span class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-37.1</span></a><span class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont">, information obtained from the statewide voter registration file may not be placed for unrestricted access on the internet.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07Statute"><span class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this section, "commercial purpose" does not include campaign or political polling activities.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this section, "sold" does not include any fee charged by the secretary of state for a paper copy of a list of registered voters, as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-39" rel="noopener"><span class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-39</span></a><span class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07Statute"><span class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont">Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to any criminal sanctions, the court may impose a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation. Any civil penalty collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the general fund.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="see2f6c195ad049fab2c314ab990f1b07SCL">SL 2001, ch 66, § 5; SL 2002, ch 72, § 3; SL 2017, ch 68, § 4; SL 2025, ch 60, § 5; SL 2026, ch 66, § 3.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12-4-42 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 12-4-42 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 12-4-42"> </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 --> 12-4-42 to 12-4-51. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Transferred to &#167;&#167;&nbsp;12-1-21 to 12-1-30.<p> </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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040545Normal { 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.s2040545SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040545CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040545Normal-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.s2040545DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040545000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040545SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040545SCL-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="s2040545Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-52"><span class="s2040545SENU">12-4-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040545SENU">. </span><span class="s2040545CL">Payment for registration of voters based on number of voters registered prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040545Normal-000000"><span class="s2040545DefaultParagraphFont">No person may employ, reward, or compensate any person to register voters based on the number of voters registered. Nothing in this section prohibits any person from hiring a person paid on an hourly or salaried basis to register voters. Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040545Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040545000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040545Normal"><span class="s2040545SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040545SCL-000002"> SL 2005, ch 91, § 1.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040545Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040545000001"> </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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040546Normal { 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.s2040546SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040546CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040546Normal-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.s2040546DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040546000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040546SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040546SCL-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="s2040546Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4-53"><span class="s2040546SENU">12-4-53</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040546SENU">. </span><span class="s2040546CL">Receipt of payment for registration of voters based on number of voters registered prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040546Normal-000000"><span class="s2040546DefaultParagraphFont">No person may receive any wages, reward, or compensation for registering voters based on the number of voters registered. Nothing in this section prohibits any person from being employed on an hourly or salaried basis to register voters. Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040546Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040546000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040546Normal"><span class="s2040546SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040546SCL-000002"> SL 2005, ch 91, § 2.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040546Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040546000001"> </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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8Normal { 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.s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8SCL { 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 12-4-54 - Annual report--Secretary of state--Individuals removed from county voter registration list--Publication."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-54 - Annual report--Secretary of state--Individuals removed from county voter registration list--Publication."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-54"><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="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-54" rel="noopener"><span class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8SENU">12-4-54</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8SENU">. </span><span class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8CL">Annual report--Secretary of state--Individuals removed from county voter registration list--Publication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8DefaultParagraphFont">By March first of each year, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the State Board of Elections providing the number of voters removed from a county's voter registration list during the previous year due to inactivity, death, felony conviction, mental incompetence, relocation to another jurisdiction, or as the result of an application for correction, pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-60" rel="noopener"><span class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-60</span></a><span class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8Statute"><span class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8DefaultParagraphFont">The content of the report must be published on the official website of the secretary of state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4b50c8ed723947d5bf9b474cb55d04e8SCL">SL 2023, ch 44, § 15; SL 2024, ch 49, § 1; SL 2025, ch 61, § 7.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032Normal { 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.s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    The total number of inactive voters in each legislative district of this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8e92dd61cc8843918270a8c7f1469032SCL">SL 2023, ch 44, § 16; SL 2024, ch 50, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dNormal { 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.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dStatute { 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.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3d000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dNoIndent { 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.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dSCL { 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 12-4-56 - Voluntary removal of the name of a registered voter--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-56 - Voluntary removal of the name of a registered voter--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-56"><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="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-56" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dSENU">12-4-56</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dSENU">. </span><span class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dCL">Voluntary removal of the name of a registered voter--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dDefaultParagraphFont">A person registered to vote, pursuant to this chapter, may request that the auditor of the county in which the voter resides remove the person's name from the master registration list. If a person makes a request pursuant to this section less than fourteen days prior to an election, the removal of the individual's name is effective on the day after the election. 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="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dDefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dDefaultParagraphFont">, prescribing the form to be used by a person requesting the removal of the person's name from the master registration list.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8ea248f725114882b645ddc3f08b4c3dSCL">SL 2023, ch 44, § 17.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94Normal { 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.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94Statute { 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.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94NoIndent { 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.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94SCL { 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 12-4-57 - Information to county auditor by clerk of court--Auditor to remove names."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-57 - Information to county auditor by clerk of court--Auditor to remove names."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-57"><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="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-57" rel="noopener"><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94SENU">12-4-57</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94SENU">. </span><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94CL">Information to county auditor by clerk of court--Auditor to remove names.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94Statute"><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont">Within fifteen days after the close of each month, each clerk of court shall forward to the county auditor of the clerk's county information on any individual called for jury duty who is excused from jury duty because the individual has moved, has been convicted of a felony, has been declared mentally incompetent, is deceased, or is not a citizen of the United States. Upon receipt of the information, the county auditor shall investigate to determine if the reported individual is listed in the county's master registration file and whether the individual is eligible to be registered as a voter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94Statute"><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall remove from the master registration list:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The names of persons identified as mentally incompetent in accordance with the information provided pursuant to this section or § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-18" rel="noopener"><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-18</span></a><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94StatuteNumber1"><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The names of those sentenced to imprisonment in the federal penitentiary system;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94StatuteNumber1"><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The names of deceased voters published in an obituary, reported by a county coroner, or recorded in the death records maintained as vital statistics records by the Department of Health; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94StatuteNumber1"><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The names of those who are not citizens of the United States.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4cb23bd467e84c79956972906aab4a94SCL">SL 2023, ch 44, § 18.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; 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The application for correction filed pursuant to this section may only challenge whether the individual:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Is disqualified from voting, pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-18" rel="noopener"><span class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-18</span></a><span class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307DefaultParagraphFont">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307StatuteNumber1"><span class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Is deceased.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="scd7ffcebfee84ac587cf6ad307249307SCL">SL 2025, ch 61, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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The application for correction filed pursuant to this section may challenge only whether a voter:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Has voted or has registered to vote in another state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Is a resident of this state, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-1-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7DefaultParagraphFont">12-1-4</span></a><span class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7DefaultParagraphFont">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Is a United States citizen.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sa98bbaa2d4094042afa1e9b8730d52f7SCL">SL 2025, ch 61, § 2; SL 2026, ch 67, § 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 12-4 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4Normal { 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.s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4SCL { 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 12-4-60 - Voter registration challenge--Application--Factual basis--Form--Documentation--Promulgation of rules--Certain information confidential--Penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-60 - Voter registration challenge--Application--Factual basis--Form--Documentation--Promulgation of rules--Certain information confidential--Penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-60"><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="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-60" rel="noopener"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4SENU">12-4-60</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4SENU">. </span><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4CL">Voter registration challenge--Application--Factual basis--Form--Documentation--Promulgation of rules--Certain information confidential--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">To file an application for correction, the individual must sign and file an affidavit attesting that, to the best of the individual's personal knowledge and belief, having exercised due diligence to personally verify the evidence presented, the challenged voter is not qualified to vote based on one of the reasons set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-58" rel="noopener"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-58</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-59" rel="noopener"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-59</span></a><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4Statute"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">The individual must provide the factual basis for filing the application, including the information required by this section, in the signed affidavit. The application may not be based on an unsupported allegation or the allegation of an anonymous third party. The application must be in a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections, and must contain the:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4StatuteNumber1"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Name of the challenged individual;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4StatuteNumber1"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Address of the challenged individual;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4StatuteNumber1"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Name of the individual filing the application;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4StatuteNumber1"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Address, phone number, and email address of the individual filing the application;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4StatuteNumber1"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Date of the affidavit; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Reason for the challenge, pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-58" rel="noopener"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-58</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-59" rel="noopener"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-59</span></a><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">The individual who files the application shall include documented evidence related to the challenge as an attachment to the affidavit. 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="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">, establishing the form of the affidavit and the documentation that must be included with the affidavit as evidence of the voter's qualifications.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4Statute"><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont">An individual's social security number, driver license number, South Dakota nondriver identification card number, passport number, or contact information, may not be made public as part of a challenge. An individual who intentionally makes public any information that is confidential, pursuant to this section, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s556d07a35a1f495398ab11cb850029b4SCL">SL 2025, ch 61, § 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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421SCL { 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 12-4-61 - Voter registration challenge--Auditor duties--Verification request--Hearing--Voter cancellation--Limitation--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-61 - Voter registration challenge--Auditor duties--Verification request--Hearing--Voter cancellation--Limitation--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-61"><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="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-61" rel="noopener"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421SENU">12-4-61</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421SENU">. </span><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421CL">Voter registration challenge--Auditor duties--Verification request--Hearing--Voter cancellation--Limitation--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">If a county auditor receives an application for correction, pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-60" rel="noopener"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-60</span></a><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">, and, after researching the voter, determines the affidavit raises a valid challenge, the auditor must send a verification request to the voter named in the application. The verification request must be sent by forwardable mail in compliance with the National Voter Registration Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20501 to 20511, inclusive (January 1, 2025).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421Statute"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">The verification request must be returned to the auditor within thirty days of the postmark date and must include documentation sufficient to demonstrate the voter's qualifications as a registered voter. The voter named in the application may request a hearing before the county auditor to demonstrate the voter's qualifications as a registered voter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421StatuteNumber1"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor must cancel a voter's registration if the voter:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421StatuteNumber1-000000"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Fails to produce documentation sufficient to demonstrate the voter's qualifications; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421StatuteNumber1-000000"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Has not voted or appeared to vote in an election during the period between:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421StatuteNumber2"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The date that the verification request was sent; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421StatuteNumber2"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The day after the first general election following the date of the verification request.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor may not cancel the voter registration of an individual challenged pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-59" rel="noopener"><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-59</span></a><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">, within the ninety days immediately prior to the date of an election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">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="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont">, establishing the process by which a county auditor must research a registered voter to establish the validity of a challenge.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s695cc8cbdc8e49fab859a2645aafa421SCL">SL 2025, ch 61, § 4.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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Any decision of the board may be appealed to the circuit court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf604346ae4e04a68bd283a6d757ee53bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf604346ae4e04a68bd283a6d757ee53b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf604346ae4e04a68bd283a6d757ee53bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf604346ae4e04a68bd283a6d757ee53bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sf604346ae4e04a68bd283a6d757ee53bSCL">SL 2025, ch 61, § 5.</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 - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5Normal { 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.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5Statute { 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.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5NoIndent { 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.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5SCL { 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 12-4-63 - Voter registration challenge--Recordkeeping."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-63 - Voter registration challenge--Recordkeeping."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-63"><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="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-63" rel="noopener"><span class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5SENU">12-4-63</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5SENU">. </span><span class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5CL">Voter registration challenge--Recordkeeping.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5DefaultParagraphFont">Records of an application of correction filed pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-60" rel="noopener"><span class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5DefaultParagraphFont">12-4-60</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5DefaultParagraphFont"> must be retained by the county auditor for at least twenty-two months. Thereafter, if the auditor chooses to destroy the records, the records must be destroyed in a secure manner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sc44699d17173452785137664cc2700e5SCL">SL 2025, ch 61, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html>