S.D. Admin. R. 5:02:10:04

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 5:02:10:04 - Instructions to absentee voters

All ballots mailed or delivered to absentee voters shall include instructions that read as follows:

TO THE VOTER:

* Mark your ballot privately.

Fill in the oval Click Here to View Image next to the name or ballot question. Use only the pencil or marker given to you!

* (insert a statement regarding whether and how many times the ballot should be folded).

* Place your ballot in the return envelope and seal it securely.

* Complete the statement on the back of the return envelope and SIGN IT.

* Mail the ballot (voter must pay for postage to mail the ballot unless the voter is covered under the UOCAVA act), deliver it in person, or have someone deliver it for you to the person in charge of the election. Do not return absentee ballot to your polling place.

* The ballot must be received by the person in charge of the election in time to transmit it to your precinct polling place before the polls close on election day.

* Additional information on absentee voting is available at www.sdsos.gov.

Printers Note: Use correct return time designation in sixth bullet point.

S.D. Admin. R. 5:02:10:04

2 SDR 46, effective 12/30/1975; 5 SDR 31, effective 11/1/1978; 6 SDR 25, effective 9/24/1979; 8 SDR 24, effective 9/16/1981; 10 SDR 27, effective 9/26/1983; 12 SDR 43, effective 9/23/1985; 19 SDR 12, effective 8/5/1992; 31 SDR 35, effective 9/23/2004; 32 SDR 225, effective 7/3/2006; 35 SDR 306, effective 7/1/2009; 36 SDR 112, effective 1/11/2010; 45 SDR 009, effective 7/30/2018; 50 SDR 066, effective 12/5/2023

General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(9).

Law Implemented: SDCL 12-19-4, 12-19-5, 12-19-41.