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South Dakota Codified Laws

Chapter 2-1

S.D. Codified Laws ch. 2-1

Initiative and Referendum

2-1-1Initiative and referenda petitions--Number of signatures required--Signatory information required.2-1-1.1Initiated constitutional amendment--Petition--Finalization--Contents--Eligible sponsor--Circulator handout--Circulation period--Signatures and affidavit filing--Form.2-1-1.2Initiated measure--Petition--Finalization--Contents--Eligible sponsor--Circulator handout--Circulation period--Signatures and affidavit filing--Form.2-1-1.3Definitions.2-1-1.4RepealedRepealed 2-1-1.5RepealedRepealed 2-1-1.6RepealedRepealed 2-1-1.7RepealedRepealed 2-1-1.8RepealedRepealed 2-1-1.9RepealedRepealed 2-1-2RepealedRepealed 2-1-2.2Withdrawal of initiated constitutional amendment.2-1-2.3Withdrawal of initiated measure.2-1-3Referendum--Laws subject to petition--Form.2-1-3.1Referred law--Petition--Finalization--Contents--Eligible sponsor--Circulator handout--Signatures and affidavit filing--Form.2-1-3.2Withdrawal of petition for referred law.2-1-4RepealedRepealed 2-1-5Total vote used to determine number of signers required in petitions.2-1-6Persons qualified to sign petitions--False or unqualified signing as misdemeanor.2-1-6.1RepealedRepealed 2-1-6.2RepealedRepealed 2-1-6.3RepealedRepealed 2-1-7Petitions to be signed in person.2-1-8RepealedRepealed 2-1-9Separate papers constituting single petition.2-1-10Verification of petition circulator--Violation.2-1-11Petitions liberally construed.2-1-11.1Initiated measure to embrace only one subject.2-1-12Effective date of measures approved by voters.2-1-13RepealedRepealed 2-1-14Signatures secured contrary to law not to be counted.2-1-15Petition examined by secretary of state--Public record--Signature count--Random sample.2-1-16Signatures to be verified by random sampling--Methodology.2-1-17Certification of results of random sampling--Notification of petition sponsors.2-1-17.1Submission of affidavit challenging petition to secretary of state--Appeal.2-1-18Court challenge to petition.2-1-18.1Petition signature withdrawal--Written notification.2-1-18.2Petition signature withdrawal--Challenge required.2-1-19TransferredRepealed 2-1-21Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty.