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.
S.D. Codified Laws § 12-19-7.1
Candidates and election officials not to serve as authorized messenger--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Larson v. Locken (1978)
Most recently applied in Larson v. Locken (February 1978)
Source: SL 1972, ch 90, § 5; SL 1976, ch 105, § 65; SL 1992, ch 115, § 4; SL 2023, ch 51, § 8.
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