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SD Codified L § 12-26-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 26 - Offenses Against The Elective Franchise|Section 12-26-25 - False count or return by election official as misdemeanor--Defacement or concealment of statement or certificate.

12-26-25. False count or return by election official as misdemeanor--Defacement or concealment of statement or certificate.No precinct superintendent, precinct deputy, member of any counting board, member of any board of canvassers, messenger, or other officer authorized to take part in or perform any duty in relation to any count, canvass, or official statement of the votes cast at any election, may intentionally make any false count or canvass of the votes, or make, sign, publish, or deliver any false return of the election, knowing it to be false. No such person may intentionally deface, destroy, or conceal any statement or certificate entrusted to the person's care. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §13.0927; SL 1982, ch 86, §129; SL 1993, ch 118, §30; SL 1999, ch 69, §52.
SD Codified L § 12-26-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 26 - Offenses Against The Elective Franchise|Section 12-26-27 - Bribery of election official as misdemeanor.

12-26-27. Bribery of election official as misdemeanor.A person who gives or offers a bribe to any precinct superintendent, precinct deputy, canvasser, or other officer of an election as a consideration for doing or omitting to do any act in violation of the person's official duty in relation to such election, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §13.0929; SL 1982, ch 86, §130; SL 1999, ch 69, §53.
SD Codified L § 12-26-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 26 - Offenses Against The Elective Franchise|Section 12-26-28 - Offenses relating to election on submitted question.

12-26-28. Offenses relating to election on submitted question.Every act which by the provisions of this chapter is made criminal when committed with reference to the election of a candidate is equally criminal when committed with reference to the determination of a question submitted to voters to be decided by votes cast at an election. Source: PenC 1877, §93; CL 1887, §6293; RPenC 1903, §98; RC 1919, §3682; SDC 1939, §13.0901.
SD Codified L § 12-26-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 26 - Offenses Against The Elective Franchise|Section 12-26-29 - Prevention of unlawful election not prohibited.

12-26-29. Prevention of unlawful election not prohibited.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the punishment of any person who, by authority of law, may interfere to prevent or regulate an election which has been unlawfully noticed or convened, or is being, or is about to be, unlawfully conducted. Source: PenC 1877, §92; CL 1887, §6292; RPenC 1903, §97; RC 1919, §3681; SDC 1939, §13.0902.
SD Codified L § 12-26-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 26 - Offenses Against The Elective Franchise|Section 12-26-30 - Irregularities in proceedings not a defense.

12-26-30. Irregularities in proceedings not a defense.Irregularities or defects in the mode of noticing, convening, holding, or conducting an election authorized by law, form no defense to a prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this chapter. Source: PenC 1877, §91; CL 1887, §6291; RPenC 1903, §96; RC 1919, §3680; SDC 1939, §13.0903.
SD Codified L § 12-26-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 26 - Offenses Against The Elective Franchise|Section 12-26-31 - Offender as witness against another--Compelling testimony--Immunity from prosecution.

12-26-31. Offender as witness against another--Compelling testimony--Immunity from prosecution.A person offending against any provision of this title is a competent witness against another person so offending, and may be compelled to attend and testify upon any trial, hearing, proceeding, or investigation, in the same manner as any other person. But the testimony so given shall not be used in any prosecution or proceeding, civil or criminal, against the person so testifying, and he shall not thereafter be liable to prosecution or punishment for the offense with reference to which his testimony was given. Source: SL 1891, ch 58, §6; RPenC 1903, §63; RC 1919, §3654; SDC 1939, §13.0904; SL 1939, ch 240, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §13.0930; SL 1974, ch 118, §199.
SD Codified L § 12-27-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-2 - Political committee chair and treasurer required--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-2. Political committee chair and treasurer required--Violation as misdemeanor.A political committee shall have and continually maintain a chair and a treasurer. One person may serve as chair, candidate, treasurer, or any combination thereof. A treasurer may be responsible for any monetary penalty assessed pursuant to this chapter. No political committee may receive or make contributions or pay expenses while the office of treasurer is vacant. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §2; SL 2008, ch 67, §2; SL 2017, ch 71, §2; SL 2018, ch 84, §3.
SD Codified L § 12-27-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-3 - Statements of organization to be filed for political action committee, candidate campaign committee, and ballot question committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-3. Statements of organization to be filed for political action committee, candidate campaign committee, and ballot question committee--Violation as misdemeanor.A statement of organization shall be filed as follows:(1)The treasurer for a political action committee shall file a statement of organization with the secretary of state not later than fifteen days after the date upon which the committee made contributions, received contributions, or paid expenses in excess of five hundred dollars. However, if such activity falls within thirty days of any statewide election, the statement of organization shall be filed within forty-eight hours;(2)A candidate shall file a statement of organization for a candidate campaign committee with the secretary of state not later than fifteen days after becoming a candidate pursuant to this chapter; and(3)If the treasurer for a ballot question committee does not file a statement of organization pursuant to chapter 2-1, the treasurer shall file a statement of organization with the secretary of state not later than fifteen days after the date which the committee made contributions, received contributions, or paid expenses in excess of five hundred dollars. However, if such activity falls within thirty days of any statewide election, the statement of organization shall be filed within forty-eight hours.Any statement of organization may be filed electronically pursuant to §12-27-41. A political committee that regularly files a campaign finance disclosure statement with another state or the Federal Election Commission or a report of contributions and expenditures with the Internal Revenue Service is not required to file a statement of organization. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §3; SL 2008, ch 67, §3; SL 2010, ch 76, §2, eff. Mar. 25, 2010; SL 2012, ch 18, §9; SL 2013, ch 67, §4; SL 2017, ch 71, §3; SL 2018, ch 84, §4.
SD Codified L § 12-27-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-6 - Contents of statement of organization.

12-27-6. Contents of statement of organization.The statement of organization shall include:(1)The name, mailing address, and street address if different than the mailing address, and telephone number of the committee;(2)The name, mailing address, and street address if different than the mailing address, and telephone number of the chair and the treasurer of the committee;(3)A statement of the type of political committee that has been or is being organized;(4)In the case of a candidate campaign committee, the name of the candidate, the name of the candidate's committee, office the candidate is seeking, mailing address, and the street address if different than the mailing address; and(5)In the case of a political action committee or ballot question committee, a concise statement of its purpose and goals, and the full name, mailing address, and the street address if different than the mailing address of the entity with which the committee is connected or affiliated, or if the committee is not connected or affiliated with any one entity, the trade, profession, or primary interest of the committee.The statement shall be signed by the candidate and treasurer for a candidate campaign committee and by the chair and treasurer for other political committees and filed pursuant to §12-27-41. A political committee continues to exist until a termination statement is filed pursuant to §§12-27-25 and 12-27-26.The treasurer of a political committee shall file an updated statement of organization not later than fifteen days after any change in the information contained on the most recently filed statement of organization.Any correspondence regarding reporting deadlines, delinquent reports, administrative penalties, and administrative hearings may only be sent to the treasurer listed on the most current statement of organization on file. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §6; SL 2008, ch 67, §4; SL 2013, ch 67, §5; SL 2016, ch 78, §1; SL 2017, ch 71, §6.
SD Codified L § 12-27-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-7 - Limits on contributions to statewide candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-7. Limits on contributions to statewide candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor .A statewide candidate or the candidate's campaign committee may accept contributions during any calendar year as follows:(1)Not to exceed four thousand dollars from a person, unless the person is the candidate or a member of the candidate's immediate family, in which case contributions may be made without limit;(2)Not to exceed four thousand dollars from an entity;(3)Without limit from a political action committee;(4)Without limit from a political party; and(5)Without limit from a candidate campaign committee.Any contribution from a ballot question committee is prohibited. Any contribution from a person who is an unemancipated minor shall be deducted from the total contribution permitted under this section by the unemancipated minor's custodial parent or parents. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §7; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §5, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §4, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §7; SL 2018, ch 85, §1; SL 2019, ch 77, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-27-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-8 - Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-8. Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor .A legislative or county candidate or the candidate's campaign committee may accept contributions during any calendar year as follows:(1)Not to exceed one thousand dollars from a person, unless the person is the candidate or a member of the candidate's immediate family, in which case contributions may be made without limit;(2)Not to exceed one thousand dollars from an entity;(3)Without limit from a political action committee;(4)Without limit from a political party; and(5)Without limit from a candidate campaign committee.Any contribution from a ballot question committee is prohibited. Any contribution from a person who is an unemancipated minor shall be deducted from the total contribution permitted under this section by the unemancipated minor's custodial parent or parents. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §8; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §6, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §5, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §8; SL 2018, ch 85, §2; SL 2019, ch 77, §2.
SD Codified L § 12-27-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-9 - Limits on contributions to political action committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-9. Limits on contributions to political action committee--Violation as misdemeanor .A political action committee may accept contributions during any calendar year as follows:(1)Not to exceed ten thousand dollars from a person;(2)Not to exceed ten thousand dollars from an entity;(3)Without limit from a political action committee;(4)Without limit from a political party;(5)Without limit from a candidate campaign committee; and(6)Not to exceed ten thousand dollars from a ballot question committee.Any contribution from a person who is an unemancipated minor shall be deducted from the total contribution permitted under this section by the unemancipated minor's custodial parent or parents. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §9; SL 2011, ch 83, §1; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §7, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §6, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §9; SL 2018, ch 85, §3; SL 2019, ch 77, §3.
SD Codified L § 12-27-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-10 - Limits on contributions to political party--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-10. Limits on contributions to political party--Violation as misdemeanor .A political party may accept contributions during any calendar year as follows:(1)Not to exceed ten thousand dollars from a person;(2)Not to exceed ten thousand dollars from an entity;(3)Without limit from a political action committee;(4)Without limit from a political party; and(5)Without limit from a candidate campaign committee.Any contribution from a ballot question committee is prohibited. Any contribution from a person who is an unemancipated minor shall be deducted from the total contribution permitted under this section by the unemancipated minor's custodial parent or parents. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §10; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §8, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §7, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §10; SL 2018, ch 85, §4; SL 2019, ch 77, §4.
SD Codified L § 12-27-10.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-10.4 - Affiliated entities sharing single contribution limit.

12-27-10.4. Affiliated entities sharing single contribution limit.All political action committees established, financed, maintained, or controlled by the same person or entity, including any parent, subsidiary, branch, division, department, or local unit of the person or entity, are affiliated and share a single contribution limit under §12-27-9, both with respect to contributions made and contributions received. Source: SL 2018, ch 86, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019; SL 2019, ch 78, §1.
SD Codified L § 12-27-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-11 - Required information about contributors--Contributions from unknown source to be donated to charitable entity--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-11. Required information about contributors--Contributions from unknown source to be donated to charitable entity--Violation as misdemeanor.No person, entity, candidate, or political committee may give or accept a contribution unless the name, mailing address, city and state of the contributor is made known to the person, entity, candidate, or political committee receiving the contribution. In addition to any other information to be made known under this section, the name of the custodial parent or parents of an unemancipated minor who makes a contribution shall be made known. Any contribution, money, or other thing of value received by a candidate or political committee from an unknown source shall be donated to a nonprofit charitable entity. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §11; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §12, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §11, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §11; SL 2019, ch 77, §5.
SD Codified L § 12-27-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-12 - Disguised contributions prohibited--Misdemeanor.

12-27-12. Disguised contributions prohibited--Misdemeanor.No person or entity may make a contribution in the name of another person or entity, make a contribution disguised as a gift, make a contribution in a fictitious name, make a contribution on behalf of another person or entity, or knowingly permit another to use that person's or entity's name to make a contribution. No candidate may knowingly accept a contribution disguised as a gift. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §12; SL 2008, ch 67, §5; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §13, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §12, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §12.
SD Codified L § 12-27-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-13 - Property purchased with contributions to be property of political committee.

12-27-13. Property purchased with contributions to be property of political committee.Equipment, supplies, and materials purchased with contributions are property of the political committee and are not property of the candidate or any other person. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §13; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §14, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §13, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §13.
SD Codified L § 12-27-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-14 - Report of property sale by political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-14. Report of property sale by political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.The sale of any property by a political committee shall be reported in the campaign finance disclosure statement. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §14; SL 2018, ch 84, §5.
SD Codified L § 12-27-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-15 - Political communications to contain certain language--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-15. Political communications to contain certain language--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.Any printed material or communication made, purchased, paid for, or authorized by a candidate or political committee that disseminates information concerning a candidate, public office holder, ballot question, or political party shall prominently display or clearly speak the statement: "Paid for by (name of candidate or political committee)." This section does not apply to buttons, balloons, pins, pens, matchbooks, clothing, or similar small items upon which the inclusion of the statement would be impracticable. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §15; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §15, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §14, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §14.
SD Codified L § 12-27-16.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-16.1 - Statements and disclaimers regarding independent communication expenditures--Control by candidate or political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-16.1. Statements and disclaimers regarding independent communication expenditures--Control by candidate or political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.Any political committee, entity, or person that makes a communication clearly identifying a candidate, public office holder, ballot question, or political committee, other than an independent communication expenditure that is not controlled by, coordinated with, requested by, or made upon consultation with that candidate, political committee, or agent of a candidate or political committee, shall append to or include in each communication a disclaimer that:(1)Identifies the political committee, entity, or person making the communication; and(2)States the address or website address, if applicable, of the political committee, entity, or person.If the communication is an independent expenditure made by a person or entity, then the disclaimer shall include the following: "This communication is independently funded and not made in consultation with any candidate, political party, or political committee." If the independent expenditure is undertaken by an entity not including a candidate, public office holder, political party, or political committee, then the following notation must also be included: "Top Five Contributors," including a listing of the names of the five persons making the largest contributions to an entity during the twelve months preceding that communication. Any person or entity making a communication under this section has the same reporting requirements as §12-27-16. Any political committee making a communication under this section shall include each communication as an expenditure on the campaign finance disclosure report.A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2017, ch 72, §17, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §17.
SD Codified L § 12-27-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-18 - Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor.

12-27-18. Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor.An entity may make independent communication expenditures regarding the placement of one or more ballot questions on the ballot or the adoption or defeat of one or more ballot questions. Any entity making expenditures, equal to or exceeding fifty percent of the entity's annual gross income, for the adoption or defeat of one or more ballot measures is a ballot question committee. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §18; SL 2009, ch 65, §1; SL 2010, ch 76, §8, eff. Mar. 25, 2010; SL 2011, ch 83, §2; SL 2017, ch 71, §18; SL 2018, ch 83, §2; SL 2018, ch 85, §5.
SD Codified L § 12-27-18.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 12 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements|Section 12-27-18.1 - Acceptance of contributions by ballot question committee.

12-27-18.1. Acceptance of contributions by ballot question committee.A ballot question committee may accept unlimited contributions from a:(1)Person;(2)Entity that complies with §12-27-19;(3)Political action committee; (4)Political party;(5)Candidate campaign committee; and(6)Ballot question committee. Source: SL 2008, ch 67, §16; SL 2017, ch 71, §19; SL 2018, ch 85, §6.