2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 28 - Government Accountability and Anti-Corruption
§ 12-28-28 Solicitation and collection of assigned democracy credits_Registered representatives.
12-28-28. Solicitation and collection of assigned democracy credits--Registered representatives. A participating candidate is permitted to solicit and collect democracy credits that have been properly assigned to the candidate. A registered representative is permitted to solicit and collect democracy credits that have been properly assigned to the participating candidate of whom the person is a registered representative. Only a volunteer may become a registered representative of a participating candidate, and no person may be compensated to solicit and collect democracy credits as a registered representative. In order to become a registered representative of a participating candidate, a person shall file with, and affirm understanding of the regulations and penalties associated with the Program to, the commission in a manner to be specified by commission regulation. The commission shall give to any person who successfully becomes a registered representative a standardized and personalized form of documentation, able to be carried upon their person, confirming that person's registered representative status. A registered representative shall carry this documentation on their person when soliciting or collecting democracy credits, and present it upon request to persons from whom registered representative is soliciting or accepting democracy credits.
The following may not be considered soliciting or accepting a democracy credit: discussing democracy credits or the Program; suggesting that another person can or should assign a democracy credit to a certain participating candidate; assisting another with learning about the Program or the proper method to assign a democracy credit; or any other speech or discussion about democracy credits or the Program that does not involve or relate to any coercion as well as any gift, advance, distribution, deposit, or payment of money or any other valuable consideration.
Source: Initiated Measure 22, ยง 56, eff. Nov. 16, 2016.
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