Section 12-26-11 – Disturbance of public meeting of voters as misdemeanor.
12-26-11. Disturbance of public meeting of voters as misdemeanor. A person who intentionally disturbs or breaks up any public meeting of voters lawfully being held for the purpose of considering public questions is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: PenC 1877, §74; CL 1887, §6274; RPenC 1903, §79; RC 1919, §3666; SDC 1939, §13.0916; […]
Section 12-26-29 – Prevention of unlawful election not prohibited.
12-26-29. Prevention of unlawful election not prohibited. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the punishment of any person who, by authority of law, may interfere to prevent or regulate an election which has been unlawfully noticed or convened, or is being, or is about to be, unlawfully conducted. Source: PenC 1877, §92; […]
Section 12-26-12 – Persecution, threats, or intimidation to influence vote as misdemeanor–Obstruction of voter on way to polls.
12-26-12. Persecution, threats, or intimidation to influence vote as misdemeanor–Obstruction of voter on way to polls. A person who directly or indirectly, intentionally, by force or violence, or by unlawful arrest, or by any abduction, duress, damage, harm, or loss, or by any forcible or fraudulent contrivance, or by threats to do or employ any […]
Section 12-26-13 – Unlawful influence of employees’ political activities or voting as misdemeanor–Forfeiture of corporate charter.
12-26-13. Unlawful influence of employees’ political activities or voting as misdemeanor–Forfeiture of corporate charter. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any employer in paying his employees the salary or wages due them, to enclose their pay in “pay envelopes” upon which there is written or printed any political mottoes, devices, or arguments containing threats, […]
Section 12-26-14 – Use of public relief, loans, or grants to influence political activity or vote as misdemeanor.
12-26-14. Use of public relief, loans, or grants to influence political activity or vote as misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, directly or indirectly, to promise or threaten to grant or withhold or to cause to be granted or withheld, any public relief, assistance loans, or grants for the purpose or […]
Section 12-26-15 – Bribery of voter as misdemeanor–Acts constituting bribery.
12-26-15. Bribery of voter as misdemeanor–Acts constituting bribery. 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 […]
Section 12-26-16 – Acceptance of bribe by voter as misdemeanor–Acts constituting acceptance of bribe.
12-26-16. Acceptance of bribe by voter as misdemeanor–Acts constituting acceptance of bribe. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person: (1)To receive, agree, or contract for, before or during any election, any money, gift, loan, or other valuable consideration, offer, place, or employment for […]
Section 12-26-17 – Bribery or acceptance of bribe as infamous crime–Forfeiture of office.
12-26-17. Bribery or acceptance of bribe as infamous crime–Forfeiture of office. Any person committing the offense of bribery of voters or receiving a bribe as specified in §§12-26-15 and 12-26-16 is guilty of an infamous crime, and any person convicted thereof shall, in addition to the criminal punishment, forfeit any office to which he may […]
Section 12-26-19 – Betting with intent to procure challenge as misdemeanor.
12-26-19. Betting with intent to procure challenge as misdemeanor. Any person who shall directly or indirectly make a bet with a voter depending upon the result of any election, with the intent thereby to procure the challenge of such voter or to prevent his voting at an election, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. […]
Section 12-26-21 – Disobedience of precinct superintendent or precinct deputy as misdemeanor.
12-26-21. Disobedience of precinct superintendent or precinct deputy as misdemeanor. A person who intentionally disobeys a lawful command of a precinct superintendent or precinct deputy of any election, given in the execution of the person’s duty as such at an election, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §13.0923; SL 1982, ch […]