SB114

South Dakota SB114 regulates the publication of ballot images and cast vote records from automatic tabulating equipment.

South Dakota SB114 amends the process for tabulating votes using automatic equipment, ensuring the results printed by the equipment are the immediate unofficial returns. It mandates that these returns be open to the public and considered public records. The bill also specifies conditions under which cast vote records or ballot images cannot be released, such as if they contain unredacted personal information or are from precincts with fewer than one hundred ballots cast. The jurisdiction is responsible for all expenses related to producing, storing, archiving, and releasing these records.