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Chapter 12-27
S.D. Codified Laws ch. 12-27
Campaign Finance Requirements
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12-27-1
Definitions.
12-27-2
Political committee chair and treasurer required--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.
12-27-4
12-27-4, 12-27-5. Repealed by SL 2017, ch 71, §§ 4, 5.
12-27-6
Contents of statement of organization.
12-27-7
Limits on contributions to statewide 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 .
12-27-9
Limits on contributions to political action committee--Violation as misdemeanor .
12-27-10
Limits on contributions to political party--Violation as misdemeanor .
12-27-10.1
12-27-10.1 to 12-27-10.3. Repealed by SL 2017, ch 72, §§ 8 to 10, eff. Feb. 2, 2017.
12-27-10.4
Affiliated entities sharing single contribution limit.
12-27-10.5
Limit on loans--Candidate or political committee.
12-27-11
Required information about contributors--Contributions from unknown source to be donated to charitable entity--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-12
Disguised contributions prohibited--Misdemeanor.
12-27-13
Property purchased with contributions to be property of political committee.
12-27-14
Report of property sale by political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-15
Political communications to contain certain language--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-16
Statements and disclaimers regarding independent communication expenditures--No 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.
12-27-17
12-27-17, 12-27-17.1. Repealed by SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §§ 17, 18, eff. Nov. 16, 2016.
12-27-18
Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-18.1
Acceptance of contributions by ballot question committee.
12-27-18.2
Repealed
Repealed
12-27-19
Statements required for entity to make contribution to ballot question committee--Disclosure of information by committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-20
Public funds to influence election outcome prohibited--Penalty.
12-27-21
Contribution or loan from public or foreign entity--Prohibition--Penalty.
12-27-21.1
Time for submission of statements--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-22
Campaign finance disclosure statement, report--Filing requirement--Termination--Penalty.
12-27-22.1
Circumstances under which campaign finance disclosure report not required.
12-27-22.2
Reports only include contributions and expenditures related to this state.
12-27-23
Repealed
Repealed
12-27-24
Disclosure report--Contents.
12-27-24.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-27-25
Termination report.
12-27-26
Requirements for dissolution of political committee.
12-27-27
Conditions requiring filing of amended statement or report--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.
12-27-28
Conditions requiring filing of supplemental report--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-29
Political committee treasurer--Records to be kept--Period--Penalty.
12-27-29.1
Civil penalty for failure to timely file statement, amendment, or correction.
12-27-29.2
Order assessing penalty--Contents--Appeal--Termination of committee.
12-27-29.3
Prohibition of certification as candidate for failure to pay penalties or file required documents.
12-27-29.4
Repeated failure to perform duty--Additional penalty--Referral for prosecution.
12-27-29.5
Candidate jointly and severally responsible with treasurer for penalty--Decertification.
12-27-30
Civil penalty for failure to timely file statement, amendment, or correction with county, township, municipality, school district, or special purpose district.
12-27-31
Forms to be adopted by secretary of state--Oath or affirmation.
12-27-32
Preservation and destruction of statements in public records.
12-27-33
Sale and certain uses of information in statements or reports prohibited--Misdemeanor.
12-27-34
Intentionally false or misleading statements prohibited--Felony.
12-27-35
Investigation and prosecution of violations by attorney general--Civil actions.
12-27-36
Access to records by attorney general--Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-37
Confidentiality of records.
12-27-38
Candidate may not be certified or to forfeit office for felony violation.
12-27-39
Application of campaign finance requirements.
12-27-40
Investigation and prosecution of violations by state's attorney--Civil actions.
12-27-41
Filing by electronic transmission.
12-27-41.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-27-42
Place of filing.
12-27-42.1
Repealed
Repealed
12-27-43
Action for civil penalty for certain violations.
12-27-44
Repealed
Repealed
12-27-45
Additional standards adopted by political subdivision.
12-27-46
Repealed
Repealed
12-27-47
Affidavit alleging violation of campaign finance requirements--Contested case--Referral for investigation.
12-27-47.1
Report of certain campaign finance violations to secretary of state--Investigation--Civil penalty.
12-27-48
False allegation of misconduct as misdemeanor.
12-27-49
Effect of secretary of state's filing or refusing to file document.
12-27-50
Limitation on uses for contributions received by candidate campaign committee.
12-27-51
Period to cure campaign finance violation.