13-7-13. Ballots and election supplies--Form and content of ballots--Absentee ballots.The business manager of the school district shall provide proper ballots, pollbooks, voting booths, and necessary supplies as required by law to the proper election officials on election day. The ballots shall be as prescribed by the State Board of Elections. The quantity of ballots provided shall be at least ten percent more than the number of voters at the last comparable election. No party affiliation may appear on the ballot and the names of the candidates for the respective vacancies shall be printed on the ballot. Each candidate's position on the ballot shall be chosen by lot by the business manager and each candidate may be present or represented when the position on the ballot is being determined. The ballots for school elections shall be available for absentee voting no later than fifteen days prior to election day. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2512; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §14; SL 1957, ch 64, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2314; SL 1975, ch 128, §40; SL 1979, ch 113, §6; SL 1995, ch 91; SL 2004, ch 75, §10; SL 2008, ch 34, §19; SL 2016, ch 43, §4.
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