<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 12-5-1.6 - Reward prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2040554Normal { 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.s2040554SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040554CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040554Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; 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.s2040554DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2040554Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2040554Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; 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.s2040554000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040554SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2040554SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-5-1.6"><span class="s2040554SENU">12-5-1.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040554SENU">. </span><span class="s2040554CL">Reward prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal-000000"><span class="s2040554DefaultParagraphFont">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:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal-000001"><span class="s2040554DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Paying an hourly wage or salary;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal-000001"><span class="s2040554DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Establishing either express or implied minimum signature requirements for the petition circulator;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal-000001"><span class="s2040554DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Terminating the petition circulator's employment, if the petition circulator fails to meet certain productivity requirements; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal-000001"><span class="s2040554DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Paying discretionary bonuses based on reliability, longevity, and productivity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal-000002"><span class="s2040554DefaultParagraphFont">Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040554000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2040554Normal"><span class="s2040554SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2040554SCL-000004"> SL 2017, ch 12, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html>