Section 2-1-3.2 – Withdrawal of petition for referred law.
2-1-3.2. Withdrawal of petition for referred law. A petition of the voters referring a law to the vote of the electors pursuant to §2-1-3 may be withdrawn no later than one hundred twenty days prior to the next general election, if no less than two-thirds of the petition sponsors file with the secretary of state, […]
Section 2-1-5 – Total vote used to determine number of signers required in petitions.
2-1-5. Total vote used to determine number of signers required in petitions. The total number of votes cast for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election, shall for the purposes of this chapter, be the basis for determining the number of petitioners required. Source: SDC 1939, §55.0404; SL 1976, ch 105, §78.
Section 2-1-6 – Persons qualified to sign petitions–False or unqualified signing as misdemeanor.
2-1-6. Persons qualified to sign petitions–False or unqualified signing as misdemeanor. Every person who is a qualified voter may sign a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment or other measure or to refer a law. If a person, knowing he or she is not a qualified voter of the state or knowing that he or […]
Section 2-1-7 – Petitions to be signed in person.
2-1-7. Petitions to be signed in person. Every petition proposing a measure shall be signed in person by the petitioners. Source: SDC 1939, §55.0403; SL 1957, ch 278, §3; SL 2009, ch 64, §7, eff. July 1, 2010.
Section 2-1-9 – Separate papers constituting single petition.
2-1-9. Separate papers constituting single petition. A single petition may be made up of one or more papers, each having the requisite heading and verification. Source: SDC 1939, §55.0403; SL 1957, ch 278, §3; SL 1986, ch 114, §2.
Section 2-1-10 – Verification of petition circulator–Violation as misdemeanor.
2-1-10. Verification of petition circulator–Violation as misdemeanor. Before filing a petition to initiate an amendment to the Constitution, initiated measure, or referred law with the officer in whose office the petition is required to be filed, each petition circulator shall sign a verification attesting that the circulator personally circulated the petition and is not attesting […]
Section 2-1-11 – Petitions liberally construed.
2-1-11. Petitions liberally construed. The petitions herein provided for shall be liberally construed, so that the real intention of the petitioners may not be defeated by a mere technicality. Source: SDC 1939, §55.0406.
Section 2-1-11.1 – Initiated measure to embrace only one subject.
2-1-11.1. Initiated measure to embrace only one subject. No initiated measure may embrace more than one subject, which shall be expressed in the title. Source: SL 2018, ch 23, §1.
Section 2-1-1.1 – Initiated constitutional amendment–Petition–Contents–Signatures and filing.
2-1-1.1. Initiated constitutional amendment–Petition–Contents–Signatures and filing. The petition as it is to be circulated for an initiated amendment to the Constitution shall be filed with the secretary of state, including an electronic copy of the petition as it is to be circulated, prior to circulation for signatures and shall: (1)Contain the full text of the […]
Section 2-1-1.2 – Initiated measure–Petition–Contents–Signatures and filing.
2-1-1.2. Initiated measure–Petition–Contents–Signatures and filing. The petition as it is to be circulated for an initiated measure shall be filed with the secretary of state, including an electronic copy of the petition as it is to be circulated, prior to circulation for signatures and shall: (1)Contain the full text of the initiated measure in fourteen-point […]