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South Dakota Statutes, Title 12

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Title 12, ELECTIONS

34 chapters · 650 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 12650 Ch 4, REGISTRATION OF VOTERS68 Ch 21, RECOUNTS63 Ch 27, CAMPAIGN FINANCE REQUIREMENTS59 Ch 19, ABSENTEE VOTING43 Ch 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS AND STATE BOARD41 Ch 20, RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES40 Ch 18, ARRANGEMENTS AND CONDUCT OF VOTING36 Ch 16, BALLOTS AND ELECTION SUPPLIES35 Ch 22, CONTESTS35 Ch 26, OFFENSES AGAINST THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE32 Ch 5, POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY AFFAIRS31 Ch 17B, AUTOMATIC TABULATING SYSTEMS29 Ch 6, PRIMARY ELECTIONS26 Ch 13, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND SUBMIT…20

59 sections·Filtered byTitle 12✕Ch 27✕

SDCL § 12-27-47.1 Report of certain campaign finance violations to secretary of state--Investigation--Civil penalty
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Any resident of South Dakota may report a violation of § 12-27-12 , 12-27-16 (1), or 12-27-19 to the secretary of state, who shall investigate the alleged violation and determine whether a violation occurred. In addition to any criminal penalty imposed under § 12-27-12 , 12-27-16…
SDCL § 12-27-48 False allegation of misconduct as misdemeanor
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Any person who knowingly makes a false allegation pursuant to § 12-27-47 , 23-3-72 , or 23-3-73 is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2017, ch 73 , § 7; SL 2018, ch 84 , § 12.
SDCL § 12-27-49 Effect of secretary of state's filing or refusing to file document
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The Office of the Secretary of State's duty to file a document under this chapter is ministerial. If the Office of the Secretary of State files or refuses to file a document, it does not: (1) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; (2) Relate to the co…
SDCL § 12-27-50 Limitation on uses for contributions received by candidate campaign committee
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Contributions received by a candidate campaign committee may only be used for: (1) A purpose related to a candidate's campaign; (2) Expenses incident to being a public official or former public official; or (3) Donations to any other candidate, political committee, or nonprofit c…

SDCL § 12-27-51 Period to cure campaign finance violation

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Prior to bringing a charge against any person who is subject to a Class 2 misdemeanor under this chapter, the agent of the state who is bringing the charge shall provide the person with a period, not in excess of seven days, during which the person may cure the violation. Source:…

SDCL § 12-27-6 Contents of statement of organization

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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 numb…

SDCL § 12-27-7 Limits on contributions to statewide candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor

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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 contr…

SDCL § 12-27-8 Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor

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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…

SDCL § 12-27-9 Limits on contributions to political action committee--Violation as misdemeanor

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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 po…