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.
§ § 12-15-2Precinct superintendent and deputy to be registered voters and residents of precinct--Vacancy on precinct election board
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