2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements
§ 12-27-17.1 Repealed.

12-27-17.1. Disclaimers to be included in communications which do not expressly advocate for or against candidate, office holder, ballot question, or political party--Violation as misdemeanor. Any political committee, organization, person, or political party that makes a communication as defined in § 12-27-17, which does not expressly advocate for or against a candidate, public office holder, ballot question, or political party, shall append to or include in each communication a disclaimer that:

(1) Identifies the political committee, organization, person, or political party making the communication; and

(2) States the address or website address of the political committee, organization, person, or political party.

If the communication is an independent expenditure made by a person or organization, 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 organization not including a candidate, public office holder, political party, or political committee, then the following notation must also be included: "Top Five Contributors" followed by a listing of the names of the five persons making the largest contributions to an organization during the twelve months preceding that communication.

A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 2013, ch 67, § 3.