To be valid, a ballot must be in the possession of the office of the executive director or, if the election is being conducted by a third party, in the possession of the third party, by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on May 25. A printed ballot may be returned enclosed in an envelope.

Source: 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 1976; transferred from § 47:07:05:08, effective July 1, 1979; 6 SDR 87, effective March 2, 1980; 7 SDR 56, effective December 14, 1980; 9 SDR 81, 9 SDR 124, effective July 1, 1983; 20 SDR 109, effective January 19, 1994; 31 SDR 191, effective May 22, 2005; 36 SDR 21, effective August 17, 2009 ; SL 2016, ch 31, § 73, effective July 1, 2016; 43 SDR 57, effective October 17, 2016 ; 45 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 3-12 C - 211 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 3-12 C - 20 4.

Prior versions effective: 2016-10-17, 2016-07-01, 2009-08-17.