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Code · South Dakota · Title 12 · Chapter 12-20

12-20-40. Certificate of election delivered by county auditor to persons elected to local office.

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It shall be the duty of the county auditor to make out a certificate of election to each of the persons having the highest number of votes for county and precinct officers, respectively, and to deliver such certificate to the person entitled to it.
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