SOUTH DAKOTA

The required information includes certain information about the employee lobbyist’s residential address (this address will not be made public), the lobbyist’s occupation, the name and contact information of the employer’s authorizing agent, and the subject of the anticipated lobbying. [...] The is the person the Secretary of State’s office will contact to fill out and return an employer authorization form in order to confirm that the lobbyist is actually approved to lobby on your behalf. [...] Q: What information do the periodic lobbying reports include? Although the text of South Dakota’s lobbying law instructs you to report all costs that are “incurred for the purpose of influencing legislation” during the relevant legislative session, including the costs of grassroots legislative lobbying, this broad requirement has numerous exceptions that are discussed in the next FAQ. [...] For expenditures that you do need to report, you will need to provide a description of the expenditure, the amount, the ending date of expenditure (for example the end date of a contract), and whether the expenditure was a gift. [...] SOUTH DAKOTA STATE RESOURCES: • Secretary of State General Services Division The Secretary of State’s Lobbying Registration Services can be accessed at: • Full Text of South Dakota Lobbying Statutes A link to the full text of the South Dakota state lobbying statute can be found on the Secretary of State’s Lobbying Home page or acc.