South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 05:02:05:11 Notice of appointment of election officials. 5:02:05:11. Notice of appointment of election officials. The notice of appointment of election officials must be in the following form: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ) ) SS NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT COUNTY OF _____________ ) To __…

Rule 05:02:05:11.01 Notice of appointment of election officials for school or municipal election. 5:02:05:11.01. Notice of appointment of election officials for school or municipal election. The notice of appointment of election officials for school district or municipal election…

Rule 05:02:05:12 Envelope for notification of appointment of election officials. 5:02:05:12. Envelope for notification of appointment of election officials. The envelope for notification of appointment of election officials shall be a business envelope. Source: 4 SDR 85, effectiv…

Rule 05:02:05:13 Notice of appointment of counting board. 5:02:05:13. Notice of appointment of counting board. The notice of appointment of the counting board must be in the following form: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ) ) SS NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT COUNTY OF _____________ ) TO __________…

Rule 05:02:05:14 Election supplies tag. 5:02:05:14. Election supplies tag. The election supplies tag shall be in the following form: FRONT SIDE To ___________________________________ Supt. of Election ___________________________________ South Dakota ______________________________…

Rule 05:02:05:15 Auditor's ballot box seal. 5:02:05:15. Auditor's ballot box seal. The auditor's ballot box seal shall be in the following form: AUDITOR'S BALLOT BOX SEAL ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ THIS BALLOT BOX CONTA…

Rule 05:02:05:16 Transferred. 5:02:05:16. Transferred to § 5:02:10:06.

Rule 05:02:05:17 Transferred. 5:02:05:17. Transferred to § 5:02:10:07.

Rule 05:02:05:18 Transferred. 5:02:05:18. Transferred to § 5:02:10:08.

Rule 05:02:05:19 Ballot wrapper or envelope seals. 5:02:05:19. Ballot wrapper or envelope seals. Whenever a statute requires ballot wrappers or envelopes, those wrappers or envelopes shall be plain and sealed with a seal containing the following information: BALLOT WRAPPER OR ENV…

Rule 05:02:05:20 Emergency voting card. 5:02:05:20. Emergency voting card. The emergency voting card must be printed on two-part NCR paper, 3 inches by 5 inches in size, and in the following form: EMERGENCY VOTING CARD FOR __________ COUNTY ____________________ Ward _____________…

Rule 05:02:05:21 Affirmation of inactive voter's address. 5:02:05:21. Affirmation of inactive voter's address. The form to affirm an inactive voter's current address is the voter registration form prescribed in § 5:02:03:01. Source: 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994; 23 SDR 1…

Rule 05:02:05:22 Provisional ballot envelope. 5:02:05:22. Provisional ballot envelope. The provisional ballot envelope shall be blue and in the following form: Voter's Affirmation for a Provisional Ballot My voter registration was completed on or about the following date and was …

Rule 05:02:05:23 Notice to provisional voter. 5:02:05:23. Notice to provisional voter. The notice handed to a provisional voter shall be in the following form: Provisional Ballot You will be sent a notice within 13 days whether your ballot was counted or not counted. If the ballo…

Rule 05:02:05:24 Notice of provisional ballot determination. 5:02:05:24. Notice of provisional ballot determination. The notice sent to the mailing address of a person who has cast a provisional ballot shall contain: (1) Voter's name; (2) Voter's mailing address; (3) Election at …

Rule 05:02:05:25 Personal identification affidavit. 5:02:05:25. Personal identification affidavit. The personal identification affidavit to be signed by a voter at the polling place who does not have personal identification shall be in the following form: I declare, under penalty…

Rule 05:02:05:26 Polling place voter identification sign. 5:02:05:26. Polling place voter identification sign. Voter identification signs must be posted at each polling place. A sign must be posted at each entrance to the polling place which is used by voters. In addition a voter…

Rule 05:02:06:01 General election. 5:02:06:01. General election. The general election ballot shall be white and shall be in the following form, as applicable: Printing note: The top right corner of the front side of each ballot must be cut off approximately one half inch from the…

Rule 05:02:06:01.01 Constitutional amendments. 5:02:06:01.01. Constitutional amendments. All constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature or initiated by the people shall be printed on the general election optical scan ballot. Source: 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; 2…

Rule 05:02:06:01.02 Optical scan ballot instructions. 5:02:06:01.02. Optical scan ballot instructions. The instructions to voters found on optical scan ballots shall be enclosed in a box. The appropriate instructions shall be placed at the top of the first column containing presi…

Rule 05:02:06:01.03 Optical scan ballot political party notation. 5:02:06:01.03. Optical scan ballot political party notation. The full name of each candidate's political party shall be printed next to or below the candidate's name on optical scan general election ballots. Source…

Rule 05:02:06:01.04 General election ballot for ballot marking device. 5:02:06:01.04. General election ballot for ballot marking device. If a ballot marking device uses an activation card ballot, the general election ballot shall be white and shall be in the following form, as ap…

Rule 05:02:06:02 Repealed. 5:02:06:02. Constitutional amendments proposed by Legislature -- Title. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; repealed, 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994. Rule 0…

Rule 05:02:06:02.01 Repealed. 5:02:06:02.01. Constitutional amendments proposed by Legislature -- Recitation of effect of yes or no vote. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981; repealed, …

Rule 05:02:06:02.02 Repealed. 5:02:06:02.02. Initiated constitutional amendment -- Title. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; transferred from § 5:02:06:07, 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; repealed, 21 SDR 77, effective Oc…

Rule 05:02:06:02.03 Repealed. 5:02:06:02.03. Initiated constitutional amendment -- Recitation of effect of yes or no vote. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; transferred from § 5:02:06:07.01, 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; 8 SDR 24, effective September 1…

Rule 05:02:06:03 Judiciary. 5:02:06:03. Judiciary. The judiciary ballots must be buff or tan and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL NONPOLITICAL JUDICIARY BALLOT _________________ County, South Dakota (Election Date) To vote use a cross (X) or check mark (ü) in the square in…

Rule 05:02:06:03.01 Repealed. 5:02:06:03.01. Supreme Court justice retention ballot. Repealed. Source: 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983; 19 SDR 12, effective August 5, 1992; 32 SDR 225, effective July 3, 2006; repealed, 33 SDR 230, effective July 1, 2007.

Rule 05:02:06:03.02 Deadline for request to be on retention ballot. 5:02:06:03.02. Deadline for request to be on retention ballot. By the first Tuesday in August, an incumbent justice of the Supreme Court shall request the secretary of state to place the justice's name on the Sup…

Rule 05:02:06:04 Repealed. 5:02:06:04. Special district. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; repealed, 35 SDR 306, effective July 1, 2009. Rule 05:02:06:04.01 Initiated measures and referred laws. 5:02:06:04.01. Initiated measures and referred laws. All measures i…

Rule 05:02:06:04.01 Initiated measures and referred laws. 5:02:06:04.01. Initiated measures and referred laws. All measures initiated or laws referred by the people statewide shall be printed on the general election optical scan ballot. If a county ballot question is not placed o…

Rule 05:02:06:05 Repealed. 5:02:06:05. Initiated measures -- Title. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; 16 SDR 203, effective May 28, 1990; repealed, …

Rule 05:02:06:05.01 Repealed. 5:02:06:05.01. Initiated measures -- Recitation of effect of yes or no vote. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; repealed, 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994.

Rule 05:02:06:06 Repealed. 5:02:06:06. Referred laws -- Title. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; repealed, 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994. Rule…

Rule 05:02:06:06.01 Repealed. 5:02:06:06.01. Referred laws -- Recitation of effect of yes or no vote. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 123, effective July 2, 1980; repealed, 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994.

Rule 05:02:06:07 Transferred. 5:02:06:07. Transferred to § 5:02:06:02.02. Rule 05:02:06:07.01 Transferred. 5:02:06:07.01. Transferred to § 5:02:06:02.03.

Rule 05:02:06:07.01 Transferred. 5:02:06:07.01. Transferred to § 5:02:06:02.03.

Rule 05:02:06:08 Sample ballots. 5:02:06:08. Sample ballots. All sample ballots shall be canary yellow in color. Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975. General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9. Law Implemented: SDCL 12-16-2.1.

Rule 05:02:06:09 Party precinct committeeman and committeewoman. 5:02:06:09. Party precinct committeeman and committeewoman. The official primary ballot for precinct committeeman and committeewoman must be in the following form: __________________ PARTY _____ Precinct, __________…

Rule 05:02:06:10 Primary ballot. 5:02:06:10. Primary ballot. The primary election ballot must have a blue indicator for the Democratic Party, white for the Republican Party, and a different color as certified by the Secretary of State for any other party. The ballot must be in on…

Rule 05:02:06:10.01 Repealed. 5:02:06:10.01. Presidential preference primary. Repealed. Code Commission Note: This rule was repealed by SL 1980, ch 113, §§ 1 to 10, inclusive.

Rule 05:02:06:10.02 Repealed. 5:02:06:10.02. Presidential primary. Repealed. Source: 14 SDR 19, effective August 9, 1987; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; 23 SDR 236, effective July 17, 1997; 28 SDR 99, effective January 17, 2002; 29 SDR 177, effective July 2, 2003; repealed…

5:02:06:10.03. Primary election ballot for ballot marking device. If a ballot marking device uses an activation card ballot, the primary election ballot must have a blue indicator for the Democratic Party, a white indicator for the Republican Party, a tan indicator for a non-poli…

Rule 05:02:06:11 Repealed. 5:02:06:11. Primary ballot for highway board members. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; repealed, 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983.

Rule 05:02:06:12 Municipal election. 5:02:06:12. Municipal election. The municipal election ballot must be white and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT ____________________, SOUTH DAKOTA (Election Date) To vote use a cross (X) or a check mark (ü) in…

Rule 05:02:06:13 Municipal questions election. 5:02:06:13. Municipal questions election. The municipal questions ballot must be white and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT ____________________, SOUTH DAKOTA (Election Date) The following (initiated …

Rule 05:02:06:14 Municipal bond election. 5:02:06:14. Municipal bond election. The municipal bond election ballot shall be white and shall be in the following form: OFFICIAL BALLOT BOND ELECTION CITY OF _______________, SOUTH DAKOTA ___________________, 20____ Shall the City of _…

Rule 05:02:06:15 School board election. 5:02:06:15. School board election. The school board election ballot must be white and must be in the following form: OFFICIAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION BALLOT __________ SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. _____, SOUTH DAKOTA (Election Date) To vote use a cros…

Rule 05:02:06:16 Ballot for increasing or decreasing number of school board members. 5:02:06:16. Ballot for increasing or decreasing number of school board members. The ballot for increasing or decreasing the number of school board members shall be white and shall be in the follo…

Rule 05:02:06:17 Ballot for statewide runoff election. 5:02:06:17. Ballot for statewide runoff election. The ballot for a statewide runoff election shall be in the same form prescribed in 5:02:06:10. The form may only include the races to be voted upon. The heading shall state "O…