Write -in votes not counted. As each ballot is being examined to determine how the vote was cast for each office, the counting board shall determine if any write-in was placed on the ballot. The write-in may not be counted as a vote but all other valid marks shall be counted as votes.

Source: 26 SDR 168, effective June 25, 2000; 33 SDR 230, effective July 1, 2007.

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

Law Implemented: SDCL 12-20-21.2.