South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman has filed a complaint with the South Dakota Secretary of State against Democrat Jamie Smith’s campaign for Governor. The complaint is regarding Smith for Governor’s more than 1,500 campaign finance violations in the Pre-General report Monday night (Oct. 24, 2022). Smith for Governor failed to included the addresses, cities, and states of donors in each of these 1,500 instances.
The Kristi for Governor campaign called for an immediate investigation into Jamie Smith’s campaign finance violations.
“Each omission is a plain violation of basic, long standing, and well-settled campaign finance requirements, and each is a criminal act,” Chairman Lederman states in his complaint. “Given the importance of guaranteeing integrity in our constitutional election process, we are requesting immediate relief.”
The complaint calls for two remedies from the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office:
- Commence a contested case pursuant to chapter 1-26 against Smith for Governor; and
- Refer the complaint to the Division of Criminal Investigation for an investigation pursuant to chapter 23-3.
A link to the complaint and associated information is below.
Lederman complaint Smith Campaign finance filing violations 102522
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