Section 12-17B-14 - Duplicate ballots substituted for rejected ballots. - South Dakota Statutes

12-17B-14. Duplicate ballots substituted for rejected ballots. The resolution board shall determine the disposition of those ballots which cannot be properly counted by the tabulating equipment. A true duplicate copy shall be made of any ballot in question and substituted for the rejected ballot. All duplicate ballots shall be clearly labeled "duplicate," shall bear a serial number which shall be registered on the rejected ballot, and shall be counted in lieu of the rejected ballot. The resolution board may observe the activities at the counting location on behalf of their respective political party.

Source: SL 1994, ch 110, § 18.