South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 05:02:03:18 Voter registration statistics. 5:02:03:18. Voter registration statistics. Following each general election, each county auditor shall supply the following information to the secretary of state for compilation of statewide statistics: (1) The number of active and i…

5:02:03:19. Voter registration address verification notice. The verification notice sent by nonforwardable, return-if-undeliverable mail to the mailing address of registered voters as required by SDCL 12-4-19 must contain the following: (1) Heading: Voter Registration Address Ver…

Rule 05:02:03:20 Potential duplicate notice. 5:02:03:20. Potential duplicate notice. The mailing notice sent to potential duplicates by forwardable mail to confirm voter registration information must contain the following information: Voter Registration Information (postage) (Lis…

Rule 05:02:03:21 Statement by person registering without a driver license, nondriver identification number, or social security number. 5:02:03:21. Statement by person registering without a driver license, nondriver identification number, or social security number. The statement w…

Rule 05:02:03:22 Parameters for voter registration verification with driver license records. 5:02:03:22. Parameters for voter registration verification with driver license records. The voter registration fields being compared to the South Dakota driver license system fields are: …

Rule 05:02:03:23 Parameters for voter registration verification with social security administration records. 5:02:03:23. Parameters for voter registration verification with social security administration records. If the State of Driver License Issuance field is marked "SN," the v…

Rule 05:02:03:24 Notice to remove felons. 5:02:03:24. Notice to removed felons. Any person who is removed from the voter registration list due to a felony conviction shall be notified by the county auditor. The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail in the following form: Felon…

Rule 05:02:03:25 Repealed. 5:02:03:25. Overseas registrant form. Repealed. Source: 40 SDR 40, effective September 9, 2013; 42 SDR 178, effective July 1, 2016.

Rule 05:02:03:26 National change of address notice. 05:02:03:26. National change of address notice. The national change of address notice must be sent to any voter in the active registration file who has failed to vote and, has not updated the voter's registration information, an…

05:02:03:27. Voter registration list maintenance confirmation notice. The form of the voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice must comply with SDCL 12-4-19.7. The confirmation mailing postcard must be sent by forwardable mail to any voter in the active reg…

5:02:03:28. Secured active designation -- Application. The application form to be listed in the master registration file with a secured active designation must be in the following format and contain the following information: The secretary of state shall obtain the signatures of …

5:02:03:29. Secured active designation -- Cancellation -- Application. A voter with a secured active designation listed in the master registration file may apply to the secretary of state to cancel the secured active designation. The application form must be in the following form…

Rule 05:02:04:01 Repealed. 5:02:04:01. First notice of proposed cancellation of voter registration.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981; 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983; 14 SDR 1…

Rule 05:02:04:02 Repealed. 5:02:04:02. Final notice of proposed cancellation of voter registration.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; 19 SDR 12, effective August 5, 1992; repealed, 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994.

Rule 05:02:04:03 Repealed. 5:02:04:03. Authorization to update registration records.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; repealed, 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994.

Rule 05:02:04:04 Notice of deadline for voter registration. 5:02:04:04. Notice of deadline for voter registration. The notice of deadline for voter registration must be in the following form: NOTICE OF DEADLINE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION Voter registration for the ________________ El…

Rule 05:02:04:05 Notice of general election. 5:02:04:05. Notice of general election. The notice of general election must be in the following form: NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION A General Election will be held on Tuesday, November _______, ______, in all the voting precincts in _____…

Rule 05:02:04:06 Notice of vacancy for municipal election. 5:02:04:06. Notice of vacancy for municipal election. The notice of vacancy for a municipal election shall be in the following form: NOTICE OF VACANCY MUNICIPALITY OF ______________ The following offices will become vacan…

Rule 05:02:04:07 Repealed. 5:02:04:07. Notice of filing of nominating petitions.Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; repealed, 19 SDR 12, effective August 5, 1992.

Rule 05:02:04:08 Notice of municipal election. 5:02:04:08. Notice of municipal election. The notice of municipal election must be in the following form: NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION MUNICIPALITY OF ______________ A Municipal Election will be held on _____________ in _____________…

Rule 05:02:04:09 Notice of special election. 5:02:04:09. Notice of special election. The notice of special election must be in the following form: NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION (MUNICIPALITY OF ________________) OR (________________ COUNTY) A Special Election will be held on _______…

Rule 05:02:04:10 Notice of vacancy which may occur due to filing of recall petitions. 5:02:04:10. Notice of vacancy which may occur due to filing of recall petitions. The notice of vacancy which may occur due to filing of recall petitions shall be in the following form: NOTICE OF…

Rule 05:02:04:11 Notice of special recall election and of filing of nominating petitions for special recall election. 5:02:04:11. Notice of special recall election and of filing of nominating petitions for special recall election. The notice of special recall election and the fil…

Rule 05:02:04:12 Repealed. 5:02:04:12. Notice of special recall election.Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; repealed, 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979.

Rule 05:02:04:13 Notice of runoff election. 5:02:04:13. Notice of runoff election. The notice of runoff election must be in the following form: NOTICE OF RUNOFF ELECTION MUNICIPALITY OF ______________ The following candidates will appear on the ballot for the runoff election to b…

Rule 05:02:04:14 Notice of vacancy on school board. 5:02:04:14. Notice of vacancy on school board. The notice of vacancy on a school board shall be in the following form: NOTICE OF VACANCY ON SCHOOL BOARD ______________SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ______ The following school board positio…

Rule 05:02:04:15 Notice of school board election. 5:02:04:15. Notice of school board election. The notice of school board election must be in the following form: NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION __________ SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. __________ A School District Election will be held on _…

Rule 05:02:04:16 Notice of primary election. 5:02:04:16. Notice of primary election. The notice of primary election must be in the following form: NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION A Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June ______, ______, in all the voting precincts in __________…

Rule 05:02:04:17 Notice of deadline for filing primary nominating petitions. 5:02:04:17. Notice of deadline for filing primary nominating petitions. Between the fifteenth and thirtieth day of January in an even-numbered year, the person in charge of the local election shall publi…

5:02:04:18. Notice of statewide runoff election. The notice of the statewide runoff election shall be in the following form: NOTICE OF RUNOFF ELECTIONSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA Because no candidate for __________________ received the required thirty-five percent of the vote in the pri…

Rule 05:02:04:19 Publication of ballot for runoff election. 5:02:04:19. Publication of ballot for runoff election. A copy of the runoff election ballot as prescribed in § 5:02:06:17 shall be printed with the notice prescribed in § 5:02:04:18. Source: 12 SDR 43, effective Septembe…

Rule 05:02:04:20 Repealed. 5:02:04:20. Notice of presidential primary election.Repealed. Source: 14 SDR 19, effective August 9, 1987; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; repealed, 23 SDR 236, effective July 17, 1997.

Rule 05:02:04:21 Repealed. 5:02:04:21. Notice of cancellation of municipal election. Repealed. Source: 14 SDR 19, effective August 9, 1987; 36 SDR 209, effective June 30, 2010; repealed, 42 SDR 15, effective August 11, 2015.

Rule 05:02:04:22 Notice of election for special district formation. 5:02:04:22. Notice of election for special district formation. The notice of election for formation of county road, ambulance, rural fire protection, sanitary, irrigation, watershed, or water project districts mu…

Rule 05:02:04:23 Notice of vacancy for newly incorporated municipal election. 5:02:04:23. Notice of vacancy for newly incorporated municipal election. The notice of vacancy for a newly incorporated municipal election shall be in the following form: NOTICE OF VACANCY FOR THE NEWLY…

5:02:04:24. Notice of vacancy for conservation district supervisor nominating petitions. The notice of vacancy for conservation district supervisor petitions shall be in the following form: NOTICE OF VACANCY____________________________ CONSERVATION DISTRICT The following offices …

5:02:05:00. Official stamp for ballots -- All elections. The county auditor or officer charged with the conduct of a local election shall ensure that each official ballot for each election is stamped with an official stamp containing the following information: OFFICIAL BALLOT(NAM…

5:02:05:01. Certificate and receipt executed by the precinct election board and counting board. The precinct superintendent and precinct deputies of the precinct election board and of the counting board shall complete and sign a certificate and receipt attesting to delivery and r…

Rule 05:02:05:02 Instructions to the voters using hand-counted paper ballots. 5:02:05:02. Instructions to the voters using hand-counted paper ballots. The instructions to be posted in two locations in the polling place in at least 48 point type for paper ballots must be in the fo…

5:02:05:02.01. Instructions to the voters using optical scan ballots. The instructions to voters using optical scan ballots must be posted in at least two locations within close proximity to the entrances to the polling place, depicted in at least forty-eight-point type, and in t…

Rule 05:02:05:02.02 Repealed. 5:02:05:02.02. Instructions to the voters using punch card ballots.Repealed. Source: 27 SDR 146, effective July 9, 2001; 28 SDR 99, effective January 17, 2002; 29 SDR 177, effective July 2, 2003; repealed, 30 SDR 171, effective May 10, 2004.

Rule 05:02:05:02.03 Instructions to the voters using an electronic ballot marking system. 5:02:05:02.03. Instructions to the voters using an electronic ballot marking system. The instructions to be posted in each voting booth containing an electronic ballot marking system must be…

Rule 05:02:05:03 Repealed. 5:02:05:03. Instructions to the voters -- Primary election.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 13, 1976; 5 SDR 31, effective November 1, 1978; 25 SDR 8, effective August 3, 1998; repealed, 25 SDR 167, effective July 6, 1999.

Rule 05:02:05:04 Repealed. 5:02:05:04. Election expense bill.Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 85, effective June 14, 1978; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981; 20 SDR 4, effective July 19, 1993; 23 SDR 115, effective January 22, 1997; repealed, 2…

Rule 05:02:05:05 Repealed. 5:02:05:05. Envelope for election expense bill.Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 85, effective June 14, 1978; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; repealed, 26 SDR 168, effective June 25, 2000.

Rule 05:02:05:06 Precinct election board receipt for official ballots. 5:02:05:06. Precinct election board receipt for official ballots. The precinct election board's receipt for the official ballots shall be in the following form: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ____________ COUNTY ______…

Rule 05:02:05:07 Receipt for transmission of election supplies. 5:02:05:07. Receipt for transmission of election supplies. The receipt for transmission of election supplies shall be in the following form: RECEIPT FOR ELECTION SUPPLIES FOR TRANSMISSION RECEIVED of the County Audit…

Rule 05:02:05:08 Receipt of superintendent of election for ballots and supplies. 5:02:05:08. Receipt of superintendent of election for ballots and supplies. The receipt of the superintendent of election for ballots and supplies shall be in the following form: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT…

Rule 05:02:05:09 Ballot box metal seal envelope. 5:02:05:09. Ballot box metal seal envelope. The ballot box metal seal envelope shall be in the following form: THIS ENVELOPE CONTAINS BALLOT BOX METAL SEALS to be used at the __________ Election held on the _____ day of ___________…

Rule 05:02:05:10 Record of spoiled ballots. 5:02:05:10. Record of spoiled ballots. The election board's record of spoiled ballots must be in the following form: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ____________ COUNTY ____________ PRECINCT We do hereby certify that at the election held on Tuesd…