{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-5-1.6","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-5-1.6","heading":"Reward prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"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:\n(1) Paying an hourly wage or salary;\n(2) Establishing either express or implied minimum signature requirements for the petition circulator;\n(3) Terminating the petition circulator's employment, if the petition circulator fails to meet certain productivity requirements; and\n(4) Paying discretionary bonuses based on reliability, longevity, and productivity.\nAny violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-5. POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY AFFAIRS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-5-1.6","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0f4726d48e945d97024bfb4bd226bf844fa38ae0602c596be306aeb97f43ed2b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-5-1.5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}