The duties of the official board of canvassers for a local jurisdiction are as follows:
- (1) Open the returns from each precinct which are found in each poll book;
- (2) Satisfy itself that the returns are genuine and not forged;
- (3) Tabulate the returns from the precincts and the certification of provisional ballot count;
- (4) Declare the result; and
- (5) Make an abstract of the results of the votes cast for each of the candidates and each of the issues. The abstract must be signed and certified by the canvassers under the seal of the business manager or finance officer of the local jurisdiction.
Source: 16 SDR 203, effective May 28, 1990; 30 SDR 171, effective May 10, 2004.
General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(4).
Law Implemented: SDCL 9-13-24 , 13-7-18 , 12-20-13.2.