South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-26-15 — Bribery of voter as misdemeanor--Acts constituting bribery.

South Dakota § 12-26-15
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 12ELECTIONS
Ch. 12-25AOFFENSES AGAINST THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-26-15 (2026).

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

(1)To pay, lend, contribute, or offer or promise to pay, lend, or contribute, any money or other valuable consideration, to or for any voter or to or for any other person, to induce the voter to vote or refrain from voting at any election or to induce any voter to vote or refrain from voting at any election for any particular person or to induce the voter to go to the polls or remain away from the polls at any election, or on account of the voter having voted, refrained from voting or having voted or refrained from voting for any particular person, or having gone to the polls or remained away from the polls at any election;
(2)To give, offer, or promise any office, place,

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Legislative History

SL 1891, ch 58, § 1; RPenC 1903, § 56; RC 1919, § 3648; SDC 1939, § 13.0920; SL 1982, ch 86, § 121; SL 2013, ch 63, § 4.

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