South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 5 - Secretary of State
Article 5:02 - State Board of Elections
Chapter 5:02:23 - Post-Election Audits
Section 5:02:23:15 - Form of the seal

Seal - A security mechanism using strategically placed serialized or tamper-evident materials that alert officials if a device used in the elections process has potentially been altered or accessed without authorization. The seal must be in the following form:

BALLOT RECEPTACLE OR CONTAINER SEAL

SIGNATURES OF POST-ELECTION AUDITING BOARD _________________________

(date) ____________________

(date) ____________________

(date) ____________________

(date) ____________________

Where ballots are counted by hand for a post-election audit, upon returning ballots to a receptacle or container after counting, the post-election auditing board shall sign these seals and affix the seals to the receptacle or container openings and upon all places where the receptacle or container may be opened except where the openings are sealed with a metal seal.

General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(4), (11).

Law Implemented: SDCL 12-17B-25.