Title 12 — ELECTIONS
34 chapters · 794 sections in this title.
If a designated polling place is destroyed or becomes otherwise physically unusable as a polling place after the first notice of election is published, the county auditor shall recommend a new polling place to be approved by the board of county commissioners
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The approval of the new polling place may be made by the board of county commissioners during a conference call meeting. Notice of the new polling place shall be conspicuously posted at the old polling place location. The county auditor shall also provide notice through the local…
SDCL § 12-14-1 Designation of precincts and polling places by county commissioners--Changes--Separate voter lists of special voting districts
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The board of county commissioners shall by resolution provide for election precincts throughout its county and shall designate polling places within such precincts. The board shall establish new election precincts if required by the provisions of this chapter and may by resolutio…
SDCL § 12-14-1.1 Notice to county auditor of boundary change for local election
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The official in charge of a local election shall notify the county auditor at least forty-five days before a local election if any external boundary changes have been made for the precinct, ward, or representation area. In even numbered years, the official in charge of a local el…
SDCL § 12-14-13 Display of flag at polling places at election
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The American flag shall be displayed inside or outside of all polling places within this state at each election. Source: SL 1987, ch 122 .
SDCL § 12-14-14 Sign to identify polling place on election day
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On election day a sign, with a minimum size of eleven inches by seventeen inches, shall be conspicuously displayed outside of the entrance to any building in which a polling place is located to clearly identify the building as a polling place. Source: SL 2007, ch 79 , § 1.
SDCL § 12-14-15 Change in precinct boundary or polling place
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No precinct boundary or polling place may be changed after the publication of the first notice of election is published as provided in §
SDCL § 12-14-16 Campaign signs at nonpublicly-owned polling place
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If any nonpublicly-owned building is used as a polling place, the building owner may designate whether campaign signs will be allowed on the building's premises outside the area defined in § 12-18-3 on election day. If campaign signs are allowed, the building owner may not prohib…
SDCL § 12-14-2 Boundaries to be clearly defined in resolution
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The resolution of the board of county commissioners establishing new precincts or making any change in precincts already established shall clearly set forth and define the boundaries of the election precincts established or altered. Source: SL 1915, ch 184 , § 1; RC 1919, § 7231;…
SDCL § 12-14-4 Adjustment in size of precincts--Unreasonable waiting time
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In all precincts the board of county commissioners shall adjust the size of any precinct at which there was unreasonable waiting time imposed upon the voters at the last preceding general election. Under ordinary circumstances, more than thirty minutes waiting time is deemed unre…
SDCL § 12-14-9 Location of polling places
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Polling places shall be selected with reference to the convenience of the voters in the various election precincts, and should be as near the center of the election precincts as practicable but if in their judgment the convenience of the voters will be served thereby or if commun…