2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 28 - Government Accountability and Anti-Corruption
§ 12-28-30 Verification and redemption of democracy credits.

12-28-30. Verification and redemption of democracy credits. The commission shall redeem a democracy credit only after verifying the assignment by ensuring the democracy credit was assigned to a participating candidate, and verifying, in a manner that includes at least the verification of signatures and dates of birth, that the democracy credit was assigned by the voter to whom it was issued. The Office of the Secretary of State and each county auditor shall give the commission access to the voter registration lists and other information necessary for purposes of verification. The commission shall strive for prompt verification of assigned democracy credits. The commission shall redeem a democracy credit within three business days of verification by transferring fifty dollars from the democracy credit fund to the campaign committee of the participating candidate who redeems the democracy credit. A democracy credit may not be redeemed by any candidate other than the one to whom it was assigned by the holder originally issued the democracy credit.

Source: Initiated Measure 22, § 58, eff. Nov. 16, 2016.