The envelopes used in connection with voting service and overseas ballots must be printed in black ink and must meet the following federal guidelines:

BALLOT TRANSMISSION ENVELOPE

Suggested Max

Height 6 1/8 inches

Length 11 ½ inches

Min

Height 3 ½ inches

Length 5 ½ inches

Use Black Ink

Printer Note: If an auditor needs to exceed the suggested maximum height and length, that is allowed.

BALLOT RETURN ENVELOPE

If mailed in non U.S. Postal System -- Voter must pay postage

Suggested Max

Height 6 1/8 inches

Length 11 ½ inches

Min

Height 3 ½ inches

Length 5 ½ inches

Use Black Ink

Printer Note: If an auditor needs to exceed the suggested maximum height and length, that is allowed.

The ballot return envelope must be a white security envelope or heavy manila envelope. The following must be printed on the reverse of the return envelope to the county auditor:

I, _________________________________, under penalty of impersonating a registered voter (five years imprisonment and $10,000 fine), state that I am a registered voter and that I have voted the enclosed ballot.

_______________________________

Signature of Voter

Source: 5 SDR 31, effective November 1, 1978; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; transferred from § 5:02:05:18 , 12 SDR 43, effective September 23, 1985; 14 SDR 19, effective August 9, 1987; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; 20 SDR 4, effective July 19, 1993; 21 SDR 77, effective October 24, 1994; 25 SDR 8, effective August 3, 1998; 28 SDR 99, effective January 17, 2002; 29 SDR 177, effective July 2, 2003; 33 SDR 230, effective July 1, 2007; 35 SDR 306, effective July 1, 2009; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.

General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9 (8).

Law Implemented: SDCL 12-19-3 , 12-19-4 , 12-19-5 , 12-26-7 , 22-6-1 .

Prior versions effective: 2009-07-01.