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South Dakota · Through 2026-08-31 · Newer source version available

SDCL § 12-26-16: Acceptance of bribe by voter as misdemeanor--Acts constituting acceptance of bribe.

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  1. TITLE 12. ELECTIONS
  2. CHAPTER 12-26. OFFENSES AGAINST THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person:

(1) To receive, agree, or contract for, before or during any election, any money, gift, loan, or other valuable consideration, offer, place, or employment for himself or any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for going or agreeing to go to the polls, or for remaining away or agreeing to remain away from the polls at any such election;

(2) To receive any money or other valuable thing during or after an election, for himself or any other person for having voted or refrained from voting at such election, or on account of himself or any other person having voted or refrained from voting for any particular person at such election, or on account of himself or any other person having gone to the polls or remained away from the polls at such election, or on account of having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting, for any particular person at such election.

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