<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-27-18 - Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2041180Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2041180SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041180CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2041180Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2041180DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041180000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041180SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041180SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2041180Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-27-18"><span class="s2041180SENU">12-27-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041180SENU">. </span><span class="s2041180CL">Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041180Normal-000000"><span class="s2041180DefaultParagraphFont">An entity may make independent communication expenditures regarding the placement of one or more ballot questions on the ballot or the adoption or defeat of one or more ballot questions. Any entity making expenditures, equal to or exceeding fifty percent of the entity's annual gross income, for the adoption or defeat of one or more ballot measures is a ballot question committee. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041180Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041180000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041180Normal"><span class="s2041180SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041180SCL-000002"> SL 2007, ch 80, § 18; SL 2009, ch 65, § 1; SL 2010, ch 76, § 8, eff. Mar. 25, 2010; SL 2011, ch 83, § 2; SL 2017, ch 71, § 18; SL 2018, ch 83, § 2; SL 2018, ch 85, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-27-18 - Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2041181Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2041181SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041181CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2041181Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; 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</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041181Normal-000001"><span class="s2041181DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Political party;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041181Normal-000001"><span class="s2041181DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Candidate campaign committee; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041181Normal-000001"><span class="s2041181DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Ballot question committee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041181Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041181000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041181Normal"><span class="s2041181SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041181SCL-000003"> SL 2008, ch 67, § 16; SL 2017, ch 71, § 19; SL 2018, ch 85, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-27-18 - Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-27-18.2 - Repealed."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-27-18.2 - Repealed."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-27-18.2"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40faNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-27-18.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40faSENU">12-27-18.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40faSENU">. </span><span class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40faCL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40faNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40fa000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40faNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40faDefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="sd5b81cf774f040f4bfc96cc3982e40faSCL">SL 2019, ch 237 (Initiated Measure 24), § 1, approved Nov. 6, 2018; SL 2024, ch 16, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html>