12-5-1.6. Reward prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may employ, reward, or compensate any person to circulate a petition for the organization of a political party based on the number of registered voters who signed the petition. Nothing in this section prohibits any person from employing a petition circulator based on one of the following practices:
(1)Paying an hourly wage or salary;
(2)Establishing either express or implied minimum signature requirements for the petition circulator;
(3)Terminating the petition circulator's employment, if the petition circulator fails to meet certain productivity requirements; and
(4)Paying discretionary bonuses based on reliability, longevity, and productivity.
Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 2017, ch 12, ยง6.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Political Parties And Party Affairs
Section 12-5-1 - Organization and dissolution of political party.
Section 12-5-1.1 - Party constitution or bylaws required--Filing with secretary of state.
Section 12-5-1.3 - Notice to county auditors of party rules affecting elections .
Section 12-5-1.4 - Nominating petitions of new party primary candidates.
Section 12-5-1.6 - Reward prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 12-5-2 - Precinct officials elected at primary.
Section 12-5-3.6 - Selection of method of allocating national convention vote.
Section 12-5-3.13 - Election of all delegates by slate receiving most votes.
Section 12-5-3.14 - Notice by candidates or supporters of intention to enter presidential primary.
Section 12-5-3.15 - State board to adopt rules.
Section 12-5-4 - Statement filed by candidates for precinct committee--Time of filing--Contents.
Section 12-5-4.1 - Unopposed candidate for precinct committee automatically elected.
Section 12-5-9 - Votes for precinct committee restricted to nominees.
Section 12-5-13 - Precinct committeemen elected by plurality at primary--Term of office.
Section 12-5-15 - Vacancies filled by county central committee--Exception.
Section 12-5-17 - Biennial state conventions--Time and place--Notice to secretary of state.