EAIElectoral Access Index

§ 12-1-5 codifies a 7-member State Board of Elections chaired by the Secretary of State, with multi-source bipartisan appointments: 2 county auditors (of different parties) appointed by the Speaker of the House from SDACO nominees, plus 1 member each appointed by Democratic Senate leader, Democratic House leader, Republican Senate leader, Republican House leader. § 12-15-2 codifies precinct-superintendent qualifications. § 12-15-3 codifies bipartisan precinct-official distribution. Comprehensive structural independence codified.

“There is created a State Board of Elections to be composed of seven members, one of whom shall be the secretary of state who is chairman.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 12-27-1 (campaign-finance definitions) is FTS-surfaced but unrelated to voter qualifications. § 12-3-1 et seq. (Chapter 12-3 Suffrage) codifies qualifications: US citizen, 18+, SD resident. Constitutional grounding lies in SD Constitution Art. VII (separate instrument).

§ 12-18-10 codifies grounds for challenge of applicant to vote with judges' determination + pollbook notation. § 12-27-34 makes intentionally false statements a felony. § 12-27-38 codifies that a candidate may not be certified or shall forfeit office for felony violation. § 12-26-23.1 codifies tampering-related disqualifications. Disqualification framework codified across chapters.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 12-18-6.1 codifies enumerated acceptable IDs: (1) SD driver's license or non-driver ID, (2) US passport or government photo ID, (3) tribal photo ID, (4) current student photo ID from SD high school or accredited higher-ed institution. Explicit enumeration codified.

§ 12-4-37.1 codifies statewide voter registration file historical archive. § 12-4-10.1 codifies registration list availability. § 12-4-9 codifies master file public inspection (with PII redactions). SD's non-driver ID per § 12-18-6.1 is issued by SD DOT at low cost; voter-specific free ID lives in §§ 32-12 / 32-14-1.3 (separate title). Partial codification.

§ 12-18-40 codifies provisional ballot procedure: affirmation, pollbook designation, sealed provisional envelope. § 12-20-13.2 codifies counting + certification. § 12-20-13.1 codifies counting officials. § 12-20-2.1 codifies envelope return procedure. Cure procedure for ID-failed voters codified through provisional ballot.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 12-4-6.1 codifies effective date of voter registration: 'effective on the date which the card is received by the county auditor' with 5-day grace for agency-completed cards. § 12-4-59 codifies challenge deadline (90 days before election). § 12-4-19.7 codifies confirmation-mailing notice procedure. Statutory registration deadlines codified.

§ 12-4-3 codifies that 'the county auditor shall provide mail registration cards along with instructions on how to properly register voters' — mail registration. § 12-4-9 codifies the master file. § 12-4-19.7 codifies maintenance. § 12-4-2 codifies multiple registration agencies. Multiple registration methods codified (in-person at auditor, by mail, at NVRA agencies).

§ 12-4-6.1 codifies cure procedure: 'If a card does not contain all of the information required by the form prescribed pursuant to § 12-4-6 or if the card contains information which is not correct, it shall be considered to be effective on the date all of the correct, required information is supplied to the county auditor.' Explicit cure-for-incomplete-registration codified.

§ 12-4-59 codifies voter-registration challenge procedure: applicants for correction of precinct registration list may be challenged by SoS, county auditor, or any registered voter in the county, with grounds limited to non-residency or registration in another state. § 12-18-10 codifies grounds for challenge of applicant to vote. § 12-18-6.3 codifies identity-challenge + provisional ballot. Rejection-challenge right codified.

§ 12-4-19.4 codifies cancellation criteria: 'if a voter placed in the inactive registration file does not vote by the second general election following the confirmation mailing, the registration shall be canceled.' § 12-4-19.2 codifies inactive-status criteria. § 12-4-19.7 codifies confirmation mailing. § 12-4-19.1 codifies notice. § 12-4-9 codifies master file maintenance. Comprehensive NVRA-compliant statutory roll-maintenance criteria codified.

“If a voter placed in the inactive registration file does not vote by the second general election following the confirmation mailing, the registration shall be canceled.”

§ 12-4-19.1 codifies the confirmation mailing notice: 'double postcard stating that the voter's registration may be canceled if the card is not returned.' § 12-4-19.7 codifies content. § 12-4-40 codifies duplicate-registration notification. § 12-4-9.2 codifies secured-active designation. NVRA-compliant pre-purge notice + 2-cycle wait period codified.

§ 12-4-9 codifies that 'an individual's social security number, driver license number, South Dakota nondriver identification number, or month and day of birth is not open to public inspection.' § 12-4-37.1 codifies historical-archive availability with PII restrictions. § 12-4-5.4 codifies registration information protection. Voter-data security partially codified; breach notification lives in SDCL 22-40-19 to 22-40-26 (separate).

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 12-18-25 codifies that 'any voter who by reason of physical disability or illiteracy is unable to read or mark a ballot may receive the assistance of any person whom such voter may select.' § 12-18-16.1 codifies optical-scan ballot marking. § 12-15-1.3 codifies precinct assistant duties. § 12-20-7 codifies ballot-count rules. Comprehensive disability + illiteracy assistance framework codified.

“Any voter who by reason of physical disability or illiteracy is unable to read or mark a ballot may receive the assistance of any person whom such voter may select.”

§ 12-18-25 codifies BOTH 'physical disability or illiteracy' as bases for receiving voter assistance from any person of the voter's choice. Illiteracy is statutorily enumerated as an assistance ground.

§ 12-2-3 codifies polling hours: 'the polls shall be opened at the hour of seven a.m. and remain continuously open until seven p.m., standard time or daylight savings time, whichever is in effect.' § 12-2-4 codifies emergency extensions. § 12-2-8 codifies weather postponements. § 12-18-1.4 codifies attendance during voting. § 12-20-17 codifies results-disclosure timing. Polling hours statutorily codified.

§ 12-21-32 (recount certification) is unrelated to mail-in voting. SD's mail-in voting framework is absentee voting under SDCL ch. 12-19. SD has no general mail-in election (other than allowed mail-ballot precincts under SDCL § 12-15-14). Limited codification.

§ 12-19-3 codifies forwarding of absentee ballot to voter with instructions and return envelope. § 12-19-2.4 codifies multiple-application handling. § 12-19-2.6 codifies independent-primary ballot selection. § 12-4-4.6 codifies absentee-ballot-request as registration. § 12-4-9 codifies master-file absentee tracking. Comprehensive absentee-voting framework codified.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 12-18-40 codifies provisional ballot procedure: affirmation + sealed envelope + ballot box deposit. § 12-18-39 codifies eligibility. § 12-20-5.1 codifies validity determination. § 12-20-13.4 codifies counting notice. § 12-21-24 codifies materials provision. Comprehensive provisional-ballot framework codified.