2011 South Dakota Code
Title 12 ELECTIONS
Chapter 27. Campaign Finance Requirements
§12-27-24 Contents of campaign finance disclosure statement.

12-27-24. Contents of campaign finance disclosure statement. A campaign finance disclosure statement shall include the following information:

(1) Political committee or political party name, street address, postal address, city, state, zip code, daytime and evening telephone number, and e-mail address;

(2) Type of campaign statement (pre-primary, pre-general, mid-year, year-end, amendment, supplement, or termination);

(3) If a ballot question committee, the ballot question number and whether the committee is for or against the measure;

(4) The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning of the reporting period;

(5) The total amount of all contributions received during the reporting period;

(6) The total amount of all in-kind contributions received during the reporting period;

(7) The total of refunds, rebates, interest, or other income not previously identified during the reporting period;

(8) The total of contributions, loans, and other receipts during the reporting period;

(9) The total value of loans made to any person, political committee, or political party during the reporting period;

(10) The total of expenditures made during the reporting period;

(11) The total amount of all expenditures incurred but not yet paid. An expenditure incurred but not yet paid shall be reported on each report filed after the date of receipt of goods or services until payment is made to the vendor. A payment shall be listed as an expenditure when the payment is made;

(12) The statement shall state the cash balance on hand as of the close of the reporting period;

(13) The total amount of contributions of one hundred dollars or less in the aggregate from one source received during the reporting period;

(14) The name, residence address, city, and state of each person contributing a contribution of more than one hundred dollars in the aggregate during the reporting period and the amount of the contribution. Any contribution from any political committee or political party shall be itemized. Any contribution from a federal political committee or political committee organized outside this state shall also include the name and internet website address of the filing office where campaign finance disclosure statements are regularly filed for the committee. If all of the information required is not on file, the political committee or political party may not deposit the contribution;

(15) The statement shall contain the same information for in-kind contributions as for monetary contributions, and shall also include a description of the in-kind contribution;

(16) Upon the request of the treasurer, a person making an in-kind contribution shall provide all necessary information to the treasurer, including the value of the contribution;

(17) Any monetary or in-kind contribution made by the reporting political committee or political party to any political committee, political party, or nonprofit charitable organization shall be itemized;

(18) A categorical description and the amount of the refunds, rebates, interest, sale of property, or other receipts not previously identified during the reporting period;

(19) A categorical description and the amount of funds or donations by any organization to its political committee for establishing and administering the political committee and for any solicitation costs of the political committee;

(20) The total balance of loans owed by the political committee or political party;

(21) The balance of loans owed by the political committee or political party, itemized by lender's name, street address, city, and state, including the terms, interest rate, and repayment schedule of each loan;

(22) The total balance of loans owed to the political committee or political party;

(23) The amount of each loan made during the reporting period. The name, street address, city, and state of the recipient of the loan;

(24) The balance of each loan owed to the political committee or political party, itemized by name, street address, city, and state;

(25) The expenditures made during the reporting period shall be categorized. Disbursements to consultants, advertising agencies, credit card companies, and similar firms shall be itemized into expense categories. Any contribution made by the reporting political committee or political party that is not in exchange for any item of value or service shall be itemized;

(26) The expenditures incurred but not yet paid during the reporting period and to whom the expenditure is owed;

(27) The amount of each independent expenditure, as defined in this chapter, made during the reporting period, the name of the candidate, public office holder, or ballot question related to the expenditure and a description of the expenditure;

(28) The information contained in any statement provided under § 12-27-19; and

(29) The statement shall include a certification that the contents of the statement is true and correct signed by the treasurer of the political committee or political party.

Source: SL 2007, ch 80, § 24.