ENTITLED, An Act to
revise certain provisions concerning precinct boundaries and polling
places.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That chapter
12-14
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
No precinct boundary or polling place may be changed after the publication of the first notice
of election is published as provided in
§
12-12-1. If a designated polling place is destroyed or
becomes otherwise physically unusable as a polling place after the first notice of election is
published, the county auditor shall recommend a new polling place to be approved by the board
of county commissioners. The approval of the new polling place may be made by the board of
county commissioners during a conference call meeting.
Notice of the new polling place shall be conspicuously posted at the old polling place location.
The county auditor shall also provide notice through the local print and broadcast media. The
notice shall be sufficient to reasonably inform the affected voters of the change in polling place
location or the county auditor shall mail a notice, if possible, no later than three days prior to the
election, to each registered voter assigned to the affected polling place.
Section
2.
That chapter
12-14
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
If any nonpublicly-owned building is used as a polling place, the building owner may designate
whether campaign signs will be allowed on the building's premises outside the area defined in
§
12-18-3 on election day. If campaign signs are allowed, the building owner may not prohibit
signs from any particular campaign.