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2014 South Dakota Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2014)

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OFFICE OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
January 8, 2014
Yvonne Taylor
Executive Director
South Dakota Municipal League
208 Island Drive
Ft. Pierre, SD 57532
OFFICIAL OPINION NO. 14-01
RE: Absentee voting period for municipal elections.
Dear Ms. Taylor:
You have requested an official opinion from this Office:
QUESTION:
Whether the forty-six day absentee voting period provided in SDCL 12-19-1.2,
or the lesser periods found in SDCL 9-13-21, applies to municipal elections.
ANSWER:
The lesser periods set forth in SDCL 9-13-21 control and require a minimum of
fifteen days for absentee voting in municipal elections with a seven day period
for secondary elections if required by municipal ordinance. Chapter 12-19
continues to otherwise govern the method and manner of conducting
absentee voting.
IN RE QUESTION:
The periods of absentee voting at issue appear in SDCL Chapter 9-13, entitled
Municipal Elections, and SDCL Chapter 12-19, entitled Absentee Voting.
Specifically, SDCL 12-19-1.2, enacted in 2013, provides in pertinent part,
Absentee voting shall begin neither earlier nor later than forty-six days prior to
the election... SDCL 9-13-21, however, provides in relevant part, The ballots
for municipal elections shall be available for absentee voting no later than

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