# S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-1.3: Prefilled absentee ballot application prohibited--Exceptions

> South Dakota · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-1.3

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-1.3
- **Heading:** Prefilled absentee ballot application prohibited--Exceptions
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 12 / Chapter 19 / Section 12-19-1.3

## Text

No person may distribute an absentee ballot application to a voter that is prefilled with the voter's name and registration address. This provision does not apply to a person who is authorized to request an absentee ballot for a voter or a person assisting a voter who requires assistance for reason of an inability to read or write, blindness, or other physical disability.

The person in charge of the election or their appointed designee may prefill an absentee ballot application for a voter who requests an application.

Source: SL 2023, ch 51, § 20.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-1 Absentee ballot--Persons entitled to vote](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-1.1 Affirmation of address by voter in inactive registration file](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-1.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-1.2 Time for absentee voting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-1.2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-1.3 Prefilled absentee ballot application prohibited--Exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-1.3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-2 Application for absentee ballot--Contents--Address to which ballot sent--Stamping date of receipt--Delivery](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-2.1 Application in person or by authorized messenger--Ballot delivery by messenger or mail](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-2.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-2.2 Authorized messenger for more than one voter--Record](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-2.2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-2.3 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act--Application or request for absentee ballot](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-2.3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-2.4 Multiple applications or requests for ballots and multiple ballots--Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-2.4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-2.5 Form of application, envelope--Promulgation of rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-2.5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-2.6 Preference and selection of ballot style for independent in primary election](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-2.6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-3 Forwarding of ballot to voter--Instructions and return envelope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-4 Voter's statement on return envelope--Federal service voting forms--Promulgation of rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-5 Mailing of ballots and enclosures to voter--Free air mail for federal service voters--Last day to mail absentee ballot](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-5.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T12_C19_S12-19-1.3. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.