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Title 12
Chapter 12-4
S.D. Codified Laws ch. 12-4
Registration of Voters
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12-4-1
Persons entitled to register--Precinct--Resident of federal area.
12-4-1.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-1.2
Voter registration form--Certification.
12-4-1.3
Federal voter--Designation--Ballot.
12-4-1.4
Demonstration of citizenship--List of documentation--Verification of naturalization.
12-4-2
County auditor in charge of voter registration records--Public inspection--Registration form availability.
12-4-2.1
12-4-2.1, 12-4-2.2. Repealed by SL 1982, ch 28, § 40.
12-4-2.3
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-3
Mail registration cards and instructions provided by auditor--Contact information provided by private entities.
12-4-3.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-3.2
Private entity or individual registering voters--Form filing deadline--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-4-4
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-4.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-4.2
Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act implemented.
12-4-4.3
Overseas citizen defined.
12-4-4.4
Registration and voting by overseas citizens--Conditions.
12-4-4.5
Absentee registration and voting in last county and precinct of residence.
12-4-4.6
Absentee ballot request as registration--Notarization not required.
12-4-4.7
Expedition of registrations and ballot requests.
12-4-4.8
Promulgation of rules by state board.
12-4-4.9
Election laws apply to overseas voting provisions.
12-4-4.10
Secretary of state to provide voter registration and absentee voting information.
12-4-4.11
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-4.12
Registration of voter under Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
12-4-5
Entry of applicants in registration file--Deadline--List for runoff election.
12-4-5.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-5.2
Notice of registration procedures--Publication.
12-4-5.3
Review of voter registration application by auditor--Notice to applicant--Promulgation of rules.
12-4-5.4
Registration--Information provided.
12-4-5.5
Verification of driver license or social security information--Promulgation of rules.
12-4-6
Filling out registration card--Registration at driver's license station--Applicant unable to write.
12-4-6.1
Effective date of voter registration.
12-4-7
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-7.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-7.2
Duty to ensure completion of registration cards.
12-4-7.3
12-4-7.3, 12-4-7.4. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 107, §§ 10, 11.
12-4-8
Records prescribed by state board--Information required.
12-4-8.1
Postcard requests for absentee ballots under federal law--Indexing and furnishing to precinct board.
12-4-8.2
True copy to replace duplicate acknowledgment notice.
12-4-9
Master registration file--Safeguarding--Contents--Public inspection--Limitations--Availability.
12-4-9.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-9.2
Secured active designation.
12-4-9.3
Voter registration records not open to public inspection.
12-4-10
Precinct registration lists--Contents--Entries.
12-4-10.1
Registration lists furnished to federal court for jury selection--Return of lists to auditor.
12-4-11
Change of registration file on change in precinct boundaries.
12-4-12
New registration on move between states or counties--Authorization to cancel previous registration.
12-4-13
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-14
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-15
Voter information and party affiliation--Designation or change.
12-4-16
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-17
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-18
Persons declared mentally incompetent, deceased, or serving sentence for felony conviction--Removed from registration records--Promulgation of rules--Certification.
12-4-19
Address verification request--Confirmation mailing--Exception.
12-4-19.1
Confirmation mailing notice to registrant of proposed registration cancellation--Postcard and return card--Contents.
12-4-19.2
Placement in inactive registration file by auditor.
12-4-19.3
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-19.4
Cancellation of voter registration.
12-4-19.5
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-19.6
National change of address notice.
12-4-19.7
Voter registration list maintenance confirmation mailing notice--Contents.
12-4-20
12-4-20 to 12-4-22. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.
12-4-23
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-23.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-24
Precinct lists for local election--Delivery to voting precincts.
12-4-24.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-25
12-4-25 to 12-4-28. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 118, § 200.
12-4-29
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-30
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-31
Repealed
Repealed
12-4-32
National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
12-4-33
Chief state election official.
12-4-34
References to registered voters--Inactive voters may sign petition.
12-4-35
Rules for the National Voter Registration Act.
12-4-36
Rebuttable presumption that certain electors not qualified.
12-4-37
Statewide voter registration file--Maintenance--County auditors to transmit changes--Published to website.
12-4-37.1
Statewide voter registration file--Historical archive--Availability--Nonpublic information.
12-4-38
County auditor's file is official record in event of discrepancy.
12-4-39
Promulgation of rules.
12-4-40
Identification of duplicate voter registration--Notification.
12-4-40.1
Sharing voter registration record with other states--Agreement required.
12-4-41
Limited use of voter registration information--Online access limited--Penalty.
12-4-42
12-4-42 to 12-4-51. Transferred to §§ 12-1-21 to 12-1-30.
12-4-52
Payment for registration of voters based on number of voters registered prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-4-53
Receipt of payment for registration of voters based on number of voters registered prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-4-54
Annual report--Secretary of state--Individuals removed from county voter registration list--Publication.
12-4-55
Voter registration numbers to be published.
12-4-56
Voluntary removal of the name of a registered voter--Promulgation of rules.
12-4-57
Information to county auditor by clerk of court--Auditor to remove names.
12-4-58
Voter registration challenge--Disqualified or deceased--Deadline.
12-4-59
Voter registration challenge--Nonresident, noncitizen, or voter in another state--Deadline.
12-4-60
Voter registration challenge--Application--Factual basis--Form--Documentation--Promulgation of rules--Certain information confidential--Penalty.
12-4-61
Voter registration challenge--Auditor duties--Verification request--Hearing--Voter cancellation--Limitation--Promulgation of rules.
12-4-62
Voter registration challenge--Appeals.
12-4-63
Voter registration challenge--Recordkeeping.