A precinct superintendent or precinct deputy appointed under § 12-15-1 shall be a registered voter and a resident of the precinct for which the person is appointed. If the person in charge of the election is unable to appoint a sufficient number of members of the precinct election board who meet the requirements under § 12-15-3 by the time prescribed in § 12-15-1, a vacancy may be filled by appointing any registered voter of the county in which the precinct is located.

Source: SDC 1939, § 16.1002; SL 1939, ch 79 ; SL 1976, ch 105 , § 33; SL 1984, ch 108 , § 1; SL 1993, ch 112 , § 2; SL 1999, ch 69 , § 4; SL 2019, ch 75 , § 3.