S.D. Codified Laws § 12-1-9.1
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Ranked choice voting prohibited
Official statutory text
The State Board of Elections may not authorize and a political subdivision may not adopt or enforce in any manner a rule, resolution, charter provision, or ordinance establishing a system of voting for any office where:
(1) Voters rank candidates in order of preference;
(2) Tabulation proceeds in rounds where in each round either a candidate is elected or the last-place candidate is eliminated;
(3) Votes are transferred from elected or eliminated candidates to the voter's next-ranked candidate in order of preference; and
(4) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled.
Source: SL 2023, ch 43, § 1.
(1) Voters rank candidates in order of preference;
(2) Tabulation proceeds in rounds where in each round either a candidate is elected or the last-place candidate is eliminated;
(3) Votes are transferred from elected or eliminated candidates to the voter's next-ranked candidate in order of preference; and
(4) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled.
Source: SL 2023, ch 43, § 1.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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