SB 138 — revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed.

26.615.1826.615.19 101st Legislative Session 138 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 138 IntroducedENROLLED by:A N ACT ENTITLED An Act to revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed.

SenatorB HulseE AnIT ActENACTED toBY reviseTHE theLEGISLATURE timeOF withinTHE whichS aTATE recountOF forS aOUTH schoolD boardAKOTA election: must be completed.

B E IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE S TATE OF SOUTH D AKOTA :

Upon receipt of a recount request, the business manager shallshall: set:

(1) Set the time and place for a recount.recount;

A recount board shall be established consisting of one person chosen by each candidate declared elected and;

The business manager shall appoint to the recount board one individual chosen by each candidate who is eligible to requestparticipate ain the recount.

If thisthe participaterecount inboard consists of an even number of persons, the recount.business manager must appoint one additional recount board member.

If the recount board consists of an even number of persons, the business manager must appoint one additional recount board member shall be appointed by the business manager who shall be mutually.

The person individual having custody of the ballot boxes containing the ballots to be recounted shall produce the ballot boxes before when the recount board.board convenes.

AllThe convenes.recount board shall resolve all questions arising on the recount by majority vote.

The recount boardmust shallproceed resolveas allexpeditiously questionsas arisingreasonably onpossible theuntil recountcompleted. shall be determined by majority vote of the recount board.

TheAny recount shallconducted under this section must proceedbe ascompleted expeditiouslybefore asthe reasonablyannual possiblemeeting untilof completed.the board held pursuant to § 13-8-10.

Overstrikes26.615.19 indicate2 deleted138 language.An Act to revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed.

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138 By Secretary of the Senate for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of President of the Senate ______________, A.D., 2026 Attest:

Governor Secretary of the Senate STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.

Office of the Secretary of State Speaker of the House Filed ____________, 2026 Attest:

at _________ o'clock __M.

Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of State Senate Bill No.

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