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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 18 - ARRANGEMENTS AND CONDUCT OF VOTING
Section 12-18-4 - Examination and sealing of ballot box before opening of polls-Closed until counting of vote

S.D. Codified Laws § 12-18-4

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Section 12-18-4 - Examination and sealing of ballot box before opening of polls-Closed until counting of vote

Before opening the polls each ballot box shall be carefully examined by the members of the precinct election board and everything in each ballot box shall be removed. Each ballot box shall then be sealed and may not be opened during the election except for vote counting as provided for in chapter 12-20.

SDCL 12-18-4

SDC 1939, § 16.1011; SL 1976, ch 105, § 53; SL 1993, ch 118, § 16; SL 1999, ch 69, §26.