1229A 96th Legislative Session 68

2021 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1229

AMENDMENT 1229A FOR THE INTRODUCED BILL

Introduced by: Representative Dennert

An Act to establish fees for information provided from the statewide voter registration file.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added:

12-4-37.1 Statewide voter registration file--Fees for electronic copies.

The fees for obtaining a copy of an electronic file with voter registration information are as follows:

(1) Statewide complete file, five one thousand two hundred fifty dollars;

(2) Statewide complete file for new parties or parties with alternative political status for just their party voters:

(a) Ten dollars for one thousand names or less;

(b) Twenty-five dollars for one thousand one to ten thousand names, inclusive;

(c) Fifty dollars for ten thousand one to twenty-five thousand names, inclusive; and

(d) One hundred twenty-five dollars for more than twenty-five thousand names;

(3) Legislative district complete file, twenty-five fifty dollars;

(4) County or any other district complete file:

(a) Five Ten dollars for one thousand names or less;

(b) Fifteen Twenty-five dollars for one thousand one to ten thousand names, inclusive;

(c) Twenty-five Fifty dollars for ten thousand one to twenty-five thousand names, inclusive; and

(d) Fifty One hundred twenty-five dollars for more than twenty-five thousand names;

(5) Any updated partial file that contains only changes made within a year after the purchase of a complete file:

(a) Fifty One hundred twenty-five dollars for a statewide partial file; and

(b) Ten Fifteen dollars for a legislative district, any other district, or county partial file.

Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added:

12-4-37.2 Statewide voter registration file--Fees for paper lists.

The fees for obtaining a paper list with voter registration information are as follows:

(1) Statewide complete list, one five thousand five hundred dollars;

(2) Statewide complete list for new parties or parties with alternative political status for just their party voters:

(a) Ten Twenty dollars for one thousand names or less;

(b) Thirty Seventy-five dollars for one thousand one to ten thousand names, inclusive;

(c) One Two hundred dollars for ten thousand one to twenty-five thousand names, inclusive; and

(d) Two Six hundred fifty dollars for more than twenty-five thousand names;

(3) Legislative district complete list, seventy-five two hundred dollars;

(4) County or any other district complete list:

(a) Fifteen Twenty dollars for one thousand names or less;

(b) Forty-five Seventy-five dollars for one thousand one to ten thousand names, inclusive;

(c) Seventy-five Two hundred dollars for ten thousand one to twenty-five thousand names, inclusive; and

(d) One Six hundred fifty dollars for more than twenty-five thousand names;

(5) Any updated partial list that contains only changes made within a year after the purchase of a complete list:

(a) One Five hundred fifty dollars for a statewide partial list; and

(b) Thirty Sixty dollars for a legislative district, any other district, or county partial list.

Section 3. That a NEW SECTION be added:

12-4-37.3. Statewide voter registration file--Fees for absentee voter information.

The fees for obtaining a copy of an electronic file with daily absentee voter registration information per election are as follows:

(1) Statewide complete file, seven one thousand five hundred fifty dollars;

(2) Legislative district complete file, forty seventy-five dollars; and

(3) County complete file:

(a) Fifteen Thirty-five dollars for one thousand names or less;

(b) Twenty-five Fifty dollars for one thousand one to ten thousand names, inclusive;

(c) Forty Seventy-five dollars for ten thousand one to twenty-five thousand names, inclusive; and

(d) Seventy-five One hundred fifty dollars for more than twenty-five thousand names.

Section 4. That § 12-4-39 be AMENDED.

12-4-39. Promulgation of rules--Scope.

The secretary of state may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 concerning:

(1) Procedures for the establishing the statewide voter registration file;

(2) Transmission of the voter registration information from the county to the Office of the Secretary of State;

(3) Procedures for determining duplicate voter registration; and

(4) Dissemination of the information from the statewide voter registration file; and

(5) Establishment of fees for information provided from the statewide voter registration file.

Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) Underscores indicate new language.

Overstrikes indicate deleted language.