2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements
§ 12-27-41 Filing by electronic transmission.

12-27-41. ( Text of section effective until January 1, 2018) Filing by electronic transmission. Any statement required to be filed under this chapter may be filed by electronic transmission in accordance with the methods approved by the secretary of state. To be timely filed, any statement received by electronic transmission shall be legible and readable when received by the means it was delivered.

( Text of section effective January 1, 2018) Each statement required to be filed under this chapter by electronic transmission shall be filed in accordance with the methods approved by the secretary of state pursuant to the requirements of § 12-27-41.1. The treasurer of a candidate campaign committee for any statewide or legislative office, political action committee, political party, or ballot question committee is required to file by electronic transmission with the secretary of state the campaign finance disclosure statements required pursuant to § 12-27-22, if the political committee or political party has received contributions in the aggregate of one thousand dollars or more during the period covered by the statement. If a political committee or political party is required by this chapter to file a statement by electronic transmission, the secretary of state may not accept nor consider filed any statement that uses handwriting as input, aside from a signature. Any statement or disclosure not required to be filed by electronic transmission may be filed by electronic transmission in accordance with the methods approved by the secretary of state.

Source: SL 2007, ch 80, § 41; SL 2012, ch 18, § 12; Initiated Measure 22, § 28, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.