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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 12 ELECTIONS
Chapter 27. Campaign Finance Requirements
- §12-27-1 Definitions.
- §12-27-2 Political committee chair and treasurer required--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-3 Statement of organization and candidate campaign committee required--Exception--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-4 Incorporation of political committee permitted--Treasurer remains personally responsible.
- §12-27-5 Time for existing political committees to file statement of organization--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-6 Contents of statement of organization.
- §12-27-7 Limit on contributions to candidates for statewide office--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-8 Limit on contributions to candidates for legislative or county office--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-9 Limit on contributions to political action committees--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-10 Limit on contributions to political parties--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-11 Name and address of contributor required--Donation of contributions from unknown sources to charitable organization--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-12 Disguised contributions prohibited--Misdemeanor.
- §12-27-13 Property purchased with contributions to be property of political committee or party.
- §12-27-14 Report of sale of property--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-15 Printed political communications to contain certain language--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-16 Statements to be filed regarding independent expenditures for communications advocating for or against candidate, office holder, ballot question, or political party--Time for filing--Contents--Exceptions.
- §12-27-17 Statements to be filed regarding payments for communications identifying candidate or office holder but not advocating election or defeat--Contents--Exceptions.
- §12-27-18 Contributions by organizations to candidate committee or political party prohibited--Contributions to ballot question committee permitted--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-18.1 Restriction on acceptance of contributions by ballot question committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-19 Statements required for organization to make contribution to ballot question committee--Disclosure of information by committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-20 Expenditure of public funds to influence election outcome prohibited.
- §12-27-21 Acceptance of contributions from public entities prohibited--Misdemeanor.
- §12-27-22 Persons and entities required to file campaign finance disclosure statements--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-23 Time for statewide ballot question committee to file campaign finance disclosure statement--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-24 Contents of campaign finance disclosure statement.
- §12-27-25 Termination statement.
- §12-27-26 Requirements for dissolution of political committee.
- §12-27-27 Conditions requiring filing of amended statement--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.
- §12-27-28 Conditions requiring filing of supplemental statement--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-29 Records required to be kept by treasurer of political committee and political party--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §12-27-29.1 Administrative penalty for failure to timely file statement, amendment, or correction.
- §12-27-29.2 Administrative order assessing administrative penalty-Hearing--Appeal.
- §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 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 facsimile or e-mail.
- §12-27-42 Place of filing.
- §12-27-43 Action for civil penalty for certain violations.
- §12-27-44 Repealed.
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