§ 12-14-17 Vote centers.

SD Codified L § 12-14-17 (2019) (N/A)
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12-14-17. Vote centers. Notwithstanding any other law, a jurisdiction may conduct an election using vote centers in accordance with this section. The election shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable election laws and rules other than:

(1) The jurisdiction may use vote centers that allow voters in the jurisdiction to vote at any of the vote centers in lieu of establishing precincts and wards for the election;

(2) Any person who is registered to vote and living in the jurisdiction may be appointed as a polling place superintendent or deputy to any of the vote centers;

(3) Secure, encrypted electronic pollbooks shall be used in lieu of paper registration books;

(4) The entire jurisdiction is designated as one voting precinct for the election; and

(5) Any jurisdiction that uses vote centers shall provide a printed paper voter registration list and a printed and bound paper pollbook to each vote center prior to the opening of the polls.Source: SL 2012, ch 84, § 1, eff. Feb. 23, 2012; SL 2016, ch 77, § 2; SL 2019, ch 75, § 1.