South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 5 - Secretary of State
Article 5:02 - State Board of Elections
Chapter 5:02:16 - Counting and canvassing of ballots
Section 5:02:16:07 - Folded ballots separated
Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 5:02:16:07
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
If two or more ballots are found folded together presenting the appearance of a single ballot, the ballots shall be laid aside until the count of the ballots is completed. If, upon the comparison of the count of the pollbook and after considering the appearance of the ballots, a majority of the counting board is of the opinion that the folded ballots were voted by one voter, the ballots shall be stapled together and endorsed as "duplicate ballot of one voter not counted."
General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(4), 12-20-52.
Law Implemented: SDCL 12-20-2.
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