Section 12-11-2.1 - Absentee ballots cast by uniformed services or overseas voters in special election tofill congressional vacancy. - South Dakota Statutes

12-11-2.1. Absentee ballots cast by uniformed services or overseas voters in special election to fill congressional vacancy. If the date of the special election conducted pursuant to § 12-11-1.1 requires that absentee ballots cast by absent uniformed services voters or overseas voters arriving after election day be counted as required by 2 USC Chapter 1 § 8 as of January 1, 2008, these absentee ballots shall be processed and counted by the provisional ballot counting board. The provisional ballot counting board shall meet on the deadline established in 2 USC Chapter 1 § 8 as of January 1, 2008, for the return of these absentee ballots. The official county canvass shall be conducted within twenty-four hours after the conclusion of the absentee and provisional ballot count. The official state canvass shall be held within three days after the conclusion of the county canvass.

Source: SL 2008, ch 65, § 3.