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prohibit contributions from federal campaign committees.

South Dakota candidates for statewide office are currently allowed to accept unlimited contributions from other campaign committees, but this bill prohibits them from accepting money from federal candidate campaign committees. The change makes violations of this new prohibition a Class 2 misdemeanor, or a Class 1 misdemeanor if it happens again in the same year.

address lobbying.

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

South Dakota will begin charging fees for access to voter registration information from the statewide voter file, with costs ranging from $10 to $1,250 depending on the scope and size of the data requested. For example, a complete statewide file costs $1,250, while legislative district files cost $50, and smaller county or partial files scale from $10 to $125 based on the number of names included. This law creates a new revenue stream for providing voter data to political parties, campaigns, and other requestors.

prohibit private funding of election costs except for gifts of a nominal and intrinsic value.

This bill prohibits South Dakota counties and political subdivisions from accepting private donations or grants to pay for election costs, with a narrow exception for small gifts of minimal value as defined by the State Board of Elections. Previously, the law did not explicitly restrict private funding sources for elections. The State Board of Elections will create rules defining what counts as an acceptable "nominal and intrinsic value" gift.

To apply for a convention of states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States, to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.

South Dakota is calling for a national convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose amendments that would limit federal spending and power, and restrict how many terms federal officials and members of Congress can serve. This resolution asks other states to join South Dakota in requesting this constitutional convention, which would be only the second time in American history that such a convention has been called. The resolution itself doesn't change South Dakota state law, but rather asks the federal government to consider major constitutional changes through this convention process.