Automatic tabulating equipment must be tested prior to a recount or election contest as provided in §§ 12-17B-5 to 12-17B-5.2, inclusive, and then the official ballots must be recounted. The recount board shall certify the new returns printed by the automatic tabulating equipment as the official returns for the election. The person in charge of the election shall sign and seal the new returns printed by the automatic tabulating equipment and make the new returns public.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 12-17B-16

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper, and also the word "seal" written or printed on such paper. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1994, ch 110, § 20; SL 2023, ch 49, § 4.