S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-44

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 12-19-44 - Counting process open-Reasonable distance kept by observers-Records associating voter with ballot prohibited-Violation as misdemeanor

The process of sorting, validating, and counting absentee ballots must be open to poll watchers for the purpose of observing the process. A poll watcher shall keep a reasonable distance from ballots and identification information to protect the privacy of absentee voters. No record associating an individual voter with a ballot may be created. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

SDCL 12-19-44

SL 1976, ch 108, § 5; SL 2023, ch 51, §16.

Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 51,s. 16, eff. 7/1/2023.