S.D. Codified Laws § 12-1-9.1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 12-1-9.1 - Ranked choice voting prohibited

The State Board of Elections may not authorize and a political subdivision may not adopt or enforce in any manner a rule, resolution, charter provision, or ordinance establishing a system of voting for any office where:

(1) Voters rank candidates in order of preference;
(2) Tabulation proceeds in rounds where in each round either a candidate is elected or the last-place candidate is eliminated;
(3) Votes are transferred from elected or eliminated candidates to the voter's next-ranked candidate in order of preference; and
(4) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled.

SDCL 12-1-9.1

SL 2023, ch 43, §1.
Added by S.L. 2023, ch. 43,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.