Terms used in this chapter mean:

1. (1) "Counted ballot," a voted ballot counted by the election or counting board in at least one race;
2. (2) "Duplicate ballots," two or more identical ballots stuck together given to one voter;
3. (3) "Metal seal," a device to seal ballot boxes, such as a metal closure designed to be broken or a padlock;
4. (4) "Over vote," a race in which more votes were cast on a ballot than allowed for that race; (5) "Rejected ballot," or "ballot voted but not counted," a voted ballot which was not counted for any reason, including an unstamped ballot or an excess ballot;
5. (6) "Spoiled ballot," a ballot marked by a voter but never placed in the ballot box at any time. A voted ballot not counted by the board is not a spoiled ballot;
6. (7) "Unused ballot," a ballot never stamped or marked by a voter;
7. (8) "Unvoted ballot," a ballot never placed in the ballot box;
8. (9) "Voted ballot," a ballot placed in the ballot box at any time;
9. (10) "Write-in vote," a name written on a ballot in an attempt to indicate a vote for that person.

Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 20 SDR 4, effective July 19, 1993; 25 SDR 167, effective July 6, 1999; 26 SDR 168, effective June 25, 2000; 36 SDR 112, effective January 11, 2010.

General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(4) , 12-20-52.

Law Implemented: SDCL 12-20-1 , 12-15-14 , 12-15-14.1.