All spoiled and unused ballots shall be returned to the person in charge of the election in plain wrappers or envelopes with the words "spoiled ballots" or "unused ballots" added to each wrapper or envelope. Each wrapper or envelope shall be sealed by a ballot seal containing the following information:

BALLOT WRAPPER OR ENVELOPE SEAL __________________ PRECINCT

NUMBER OF BALLOTS ______

DO NOT PLACE THESE SPOILED AND UNUSED BALLOTS IN THE BALLOT BOX

Source: 4 SDR 26, effective October 27, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983.

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

Law Implemented: SDCL 12-18-24 , 12-18-32 , 12-20-20.