SDCL § 12-19-7.1: Candidates and election officials not to serve as authorized messenger--Violation as misdemeanor.

No person who is a candidate for any elective office, except for political party offices described in § 12-5-2 or county auditor or such deputy, at the election for which the ballot or ballots are to be voted, may serve as an authorized messenger. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.