12-26-22. Disturbance of election proceedings as misdemeanor.
No person may cause any disturbance or breach of the peace, or engage in disorderly conduct in violation of §22-18-35, or use threats of violence, whereby an election is impeded or hindered, or whereby the lawful proceedings of the precinct superintendent or precinct deputies, ballot counters, or canvassers of an election, in the discharge of the person's duty, are interfered with. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, §13.0924; SL 1982, ch 86, §126; SL 1993, ch 118, §29; SL 1999, ch 69, §50.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 26 - Offenses Against The Elective Franchise
Section 12-26-1 - Elections to which chapter applies.
Section 12-26-4 - Voting or offer to vote by unqualified person as misdemeanor.
Section 12-26-7 - Impersonation of registered voter as felony.
Section 12-26-8 - Voting more than once at any election as felony.
Section 12-26-9 - Good faith defense to prosecution for illegal voting.
Section 12-26-11 - Disturbance of public meeting of voters as misdemeanor.
Section 12-26-15 - Bribery of voter as misdemeanor--Acts constituting bribery.
Section 12-26-17 - Bribery or acceptance of bribe as infamous crime--Forfeiture of office.
Section 12-26-19 - Betting with intent to procure challenge as misdemeanor.
Section 12-26-21 - Disobedience of precinct superintendent or precinct deputy as misdemeanor.
Section 12-26-22 - Disturbance of election proceedings as misdemeanor.
Section 12-26-23 - Tampering with ballots, ballot box, or poll list as felony.
Section 12-26-27 - Bribery of election official as misdemeanor.
Section 12-26-28 - Offenses relating to election on submitted question.
Section 12-26-29 - Prevention of unlawful election not prohibited.
Section 12-26-30 - Irregularities in proceedings not a defense.