Section 2-15-10 – Slate voting at general election.
2-15-10. Slate voting at general election. The electors may vote for all of the candidates either in favor of or those opposed to the ratification of said amendment, by putting a cross () or check mark () in the circle at the head of the names in the column under the designation “In Favor of” […]
Section 2-15-11 – Time and place of holding convention.
2-15-11. Time and place of holding convention. The delegates so elected shall meet at the capitol building in the city of Pierre, on the third Tuesday in the month of January following their election, at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day, and shall constitute a convention to ratify or reject the proposed amendment […]
Section 2-15-12 – Quorum of convention–Officers–Rules–Qualifications and election of members.
2-15-12. Quorum of convention–Officers–Rules–Qualifications and election of members. A majority of the total number of delegates to the convention shall constitute a quorum. The convention shall have power to choose a president and secretary and all other necessary officers, and to make rules governing the procedure of the convention; such convention shall be the judge […]
Section 2-15-13 – Compensation and mileage of convention delegates–Disbursements for convention expenses.
2-15-13. Compensation and mileage of convention delegates–Disbursements for convention expenses. Each delegate shall receive five dollars per day for the first five days he is in attendance at said convention, and ten cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled in going to and returning from said convention. The secretary and other officers shall receive […]
Section 2-15-14 – Certification of convention results–Transmittal to United States.
2-15-14. Certification of convention results–Transmittal to United States. When the convention shall have agreed by a vote of a majority of the total number of delegates present and voting to the ratification or rejection of the proposed amendment, a certificate to that effect shall be executed by the president and secretary of the convention and […]
Section 2-15-15 – Congressional rules for convention to govern.
2-15-15. Congressional rules for convention to govern. If at or about the time of submitting any such amendment, Congress shall either in a resolution submitting the same or by statute, prescribe the manner in which the conventions shall be constituted, and shall not except from the provisions of such statute or resolution such states as […]
Section 2-15-2 – Apportionment of delegates to convention.
2-15-2. Apportionment of delegates to convention. The number of delegates to be chosen to such convention shall be equal to the number of legislative representatives in the State of South Dakota, and each representative district in the state shall constitute a delegate district and be represented in said convention by the same number of delegates […]
Section 2-15-3 – Election of delegates at next general election–Legislative election laws apply.
2-15-3. Election of delegates at next general election–Legislative election laws apply. The delegates shall be elected at the next general election succeeding the proposal of any amendment to the Constitution of the United States by the Congress of the United States, and except as otherwise herein provided the nomination and election of such delegates shall […]
Section 2-15-4 – Nominating petitions for candidates–Number of signers required–Contents and filing.
2-15-4. Nominating petitions for candidates–Number of signers required–Contents and filing. Nomination of candidates for the office of delegate shall be by petition signed by not less than two nor more than five percent of the duly qualified electors of the district respectively in which the candidate or candidates reside, as shown by the total vote […]
Section 2-15-5 – Certification of nominees to county auditors.
2-15-5. Certification of nominees to county auditors. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state, as soon as the time for filing nominating petitions in his office has expired, to immediately certify to the several county auditors of the state the names of the persons in whose behalf nominating petitions have been filed […]