The precinct superintendent and precinct deputies of the precinct election board and of the counting board shall complete and sign a certificate and receipt attesting to delivery and receipt of ballots and other election materials. The certificate and receipt shall be placed with the pollbook and returned to the county auditor. The form of the certificate and receipt is as follows:

CERTIFICATE OF TRANSMITTAL TO COUNTING BOARD

At the election held at ________ precinct, _____________ County, South Dakota, on the _____ day of ___________, 20____, we, the undersigned election board members, had _____ voters cast ballots at that precinct, completed comparison and reconciliation in accord with SDCL 12-20-2, and then delivered:

1. ballot boxes

2. seals

3. registration list

4. pollbook

5. other election supplies, including voided and unused ballots,

to the counting board, consisting of the following persons:

__________________________, precinct superintendent of counting board;

__________________________, __________________________, ________________________, and __________________________, precinct deputies of counting board.

Dated at ____________, South Dakota, this ____ day of __________, 20____.

Attest: Certified by us:

_________________________________________

Precinct Superintendent of Precinct Election Board

___________________________________ ___________________________________

Precinct Deputy Precinct Deputy

___________________________________ ___________________________________

Precinct Deputy Precinct Deputy

RECEIPT

The undersigned members of the counting board of the precinct acknowledge receipt of the items provided in the certificate above.

___________________________________

Precinct Superintendent of Counting Board

___________________________________ ___________________________________

Precinct Deputy of Counting Board Precinct Deputy of Counting Board

___________________________________ ___________________________________

Precinct Deputy of Counting Board Precinct Deputy of Counting Board

Source: 2 SDR 5, effective July 30, 1975; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 20 SDR 4, effective July 19, 1993; 25 SDR 167, effective July 6, 1999 ; 49 SDR 47, effective November 21, 2022 .

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

Law Implemented: SDCL 12-20-1 .

Prior versions effective: 1999-07-06.