South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements
Section 12-27-6 - Contents of statement of organization.

12-27-6. Contents of statement of organization.
The statement of organization shall include:
(1)The name, mailing address, and street address if different than the mailing address, and telephone number of the committee;
(2)The name, mailing address, and street address if different than the mailing address, and telephone number of the chair and the treasurer of the committee;
(3)A statement of the type of political committee that has been or is being organized;
(4)In the case of a candidate campaign committee, the name of the candidate, the name of the candidate's committee, office the candidate is seeking, mailing address, and the street address if different than the mailing address; and
(5)In the case of a political action committee or ballot question committee, a concise statement of its purpose and goals, and the full name, mailing address, and the street address if different than the mailing address of the entity with which the committee is connected or affiliated, or if the committee is not connected or affiliated with any one entity, the trade, profession, or primary interest of the committee.
The statement shall be signed by the candidate and treasurer for a candidate campaign committee and by the chair and treasurer for other political committees and filed pursuant to §12-27-41. A political committee continues to exist until a termination statement is filed pursuant to §§12-27-25 and 12-27-26.
The treasurer of a political committee shall file an updated statement of organization not later than fifteen days after any change in the information contained on the most recently filed statement of organization.
Any correspondence regarding reporting deadlines, delinquent reports, administrative penalties, and administrative hearings may only be sent to the treasurer listed on the most current statement of organization on file.

Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §6; SL 2008, ch 67, §4; SL 2013, ch 67, §5; SL 2016, ch 78, §1; SL 2017, ch 71, §6.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 12 - Elections

Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements

Section 12-27-1 - Definitions.

Section 12-27-2 - Political committee chair and treasurer required--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-3 - Statements of organization to be filed for political action committee, candidate campaign committee, and ballot question committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-6 - Contents of statement of organization.

Section 12-27-7 - Limits on contributions to statewide candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-8 - Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-9 - Limits on contributions to political action committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-10 - Limits on contributions to political party--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-10.4 - Affiliated entities sharing single contribution limit.

Section 12-27-11 - Required information about contributors--Contributions from unknown source to be donated to charitable entity--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-12 - Disguised contributions prohibited--Misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-13 - Property purchased with contributions to be property of political committee.

Section 12-27-14 - Report of property sale by political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-15 - Political communications to contain certain language--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-16 - Statements and disclaimers regarding independent communication expenditures--No control by candidate or political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-16.1 - Statements and disclaimers regarding independent communication expenditures--Control by candidate or political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-18 - Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-18.1 - Acceptance of contributions by ballot question committee.

Section 12-27-18.2 - Contributions to ballot question committee from nonresidents and certain entities prohibited--Civil penalty.

Section 12-27-19 - Statements required for entity to make contribution to ballot question committee--Disclosure of information by committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-20 - Expenditure of public funds to influence election outcome prohibited.

Section 12-27-21 - Contributions from public entities--Prohibition--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-21.1 - Time for submission of statements--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-22 - Persons and entities required to submit campaign finance disclosure statements--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-22.1 - Circumstances under which campaign finance disclosure report not required.

Section 12-27-22.2 - Reports only include contributions and expenditures related to this state.

Section 12-27-24 - Contents of campaign finance disclosure report.

Section 12-27-25 - Termination report.

Section 12-27-26 - Requirements for dissolution of political committee.

Section 12-27-27 - Conditions requiring filing of amended statement or report--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.

Section 12-27-28 - Conditions requiring filing of supplemental report--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-29 - Records required to be kept by treasurer of political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-29.1 - Civil penalty for failure to timely file statement, amendment, or correction.

Section 12-27-29.2 - Order assessing penalty--Contents--Appeal--Termination of committee.

Section 12-27-29.3 - Prohibition of certification as candidate for failure to pay penalties or file required documents.

Section 12-27-29.4 - Repeated failure to perform duty--Additional penalty--Referral for prosecution.

Section 12-27-29.5 - Candidate jointly and severally responsible with treasurer for penalty--Decertification.

Section 12-27-30 - Civil penalty for failure to timely file statement, amendment, or correction with county, township, municipality, school district, or special purpose district.

Section 12-27-31 - Forms to be adopted by secretary of state--Oath or affirmation.

Section 12-27-32 - Preservation and destruction of statements in public records.

Section 12-27-33 - Sale and certain uses of information in statements or reports prohibited--Misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-34 - Intentionally false or misleading statements prohibited--Felony.

Section 12-27-35 - Investigation and prosecution of violations by attorney general--Civil actions.

Section 12-27-36 - Access to records by attorney general--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-37 - Confidentiality of records.

Section 12-27-38 - Candidate may not be certified or to forfeit office for felony violation.

Section 12-27-39 - Application of campaign finance requirements.

Section 12-27-40 - Investigation and prosecution of violations by state's attorney--Civil actions.

Section 12-27-41 - Filing by electronic transmission.

Section 12-27-42 - Place of filing.

Section 12-27-43 - Action for civil penalty for certain violations.

Section 12-27-45 - Additional standards adopted by political subdivision.

Section 12-27-47 - Affidavit alleging violation of campaign finance requirements--Contested case--Referral for investigation.

Section 12-27-47.1 - Report of certain campaign finance violations to secretary of state--Investigation--Civil penalty.

Section 12-27-48 - False allegation of misconduct as misdemeanor.

Section 12-27-49 - Effect of secretary of state's filing or refusing to file document.

Section 12-27-50 - Limitation on uses for contributions received by candidate campaign committee.

Section 12-27-51 - Period to cure campaign finance violation.