{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-19-54","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-19-54","heading":"Payment for assisting voters based on number of voters assisted prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"No person may employ, reward, or compensate any person to assist voters based on the number of voters assisted. Nothing in this section prohibits any person from hiring a person paid on an hourly or salaried basis to assist voters. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-19. ABSENTEE VOTING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-19-54","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9b9b7f4e27c4776082d7fede2db2fedc94eb72052f556460c39e9e06e9011fba","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-19-53","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-19-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}