2022 House Bill 1206 - SD Legislature establish fees for information provided from the statewide voter registration file.

2022 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1206

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, two thousand five hundred dollars;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) County or any other district complete file:

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

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

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

(d) 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) Two hundred fifty dollars for a statewide partial file; and

(b) 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, three thousand dollars;

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

(3) County complete file:

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

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

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

(d) 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.

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 01/27/2022: 12-4-39
House Taxation Engrossed: 12-4-39