1206A 97th Legislative Session 396

2022 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1206

AMENDMENT 1206A 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 chapter 12-4 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Legislative district complete file, fifty one hundred dollars;

(4) County or any other district complete file:

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

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

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

(d) One hundred twenty-five Two hundred fifty 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) One hundred twenty-five Two hundred fifty dollars for a statewide partial file; and

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

Section 2. That chapter 12-4 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) County or any other district complete list:

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

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

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

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

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

Section 3. That chapter 12-4 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

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, one thousand five hundred three thousand dollars;

(2) Legislative district complete file, seventy-five one hundred fifty dollars; and

(3) County complete file:

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

(b) Fifty One hundred dollars for one thousand one to ten thousand names, inclusive;

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

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

Section 4. That § 12-4-39 be AMENDED:

12-4-39. 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.

Underscores indicate new language.

Overstrikes indicate deleted language.