Any ballots received shall be kept secure before the ballots are counted. The printed ballots or electronic ballot results, or both, shall be kept for at least 45 days after the election results are announced or until a contest is finally decided.

Source: 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 1976; transferred from § 47:07:05:15, effective July 1, 1979; 6 SDR 87, effective March 2, 1980; 9 SDR 81, 9 SDR 124, effective July 1, 1983; 20 SDR 109, effective January 19, 1994 ; SL 2016, ch 31, § 78, 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, 1994-01-19.