§ § 12-4-59Voter registration challenge--Nonresident or voter in another state--Deadline

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An application for the correction of any precinct registration list or to challenge the right to vote of any registered voter may be filed by the secretary of state, the auditor of the county where the challenged voter is registered, or any other individual who is registered as a voter in the same county where the challenged voter is registered, not later than the ninetieth day before the day of a primary, runoff, special, or general election. The application for correction filed pursuant to this section may only challenge whether a voter:
(1)    Has voted or has registered to vote in another state; or
(2)    Is a resident of this state, pursuant to § 12-1-4.

Source: SL 2025, ch 61, § 2.









Effective July 1, 2026






12-4-59. Voter registration challenge--Nonresident, noncitizen, or voter in another state--Deadline.
An application for the correction of any precinct registration list or to challenge the right to vote of any registered voter may be filed by the secretary of state, the auditor of the county where the challenged voter is registered, or any other individual who is registered as a voter in the same county where the challenged voter is registered, not later than the ninetieth day before the day of a primary, runoff, special, or general election. The application for correction filed pursuant to this section may challenge only whether a voter:
(1)    Has voted or has registered to vote in another state;
(2)    Is a resident of this state, as defined in § 12-1-4; or
(3)    Is a United States citizen.

Source: SL 2025, ch 61, § 2; SL 2026, ch 67, § 1.

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