Terms used in §§ 2-15-17 to 2-15-21, inclusive, mean:
- (1) "Article V convention," convention for proposing amendments as expressly provided in Article V of the United States of America Constitution; and
- (2) "Article V application," a joint resolution passed by the State Legislature of South Dakota on the same subject or containing the same proposed amendment text as thirty-three other sovereign states requiring Congress to call an Article V convention by setting the time and place; and
- (3) "Delegate" or "alternate," any person selected by the State Legislature of South Dakota or any other method provided by law to represent the State of South Dakota at an Article V convention; and
- (4) "Legislative instructions," instructions given by the State Legislature to delegates and alternates before and during an Article V convention; and
- (5) "Unauthorized amendment," any proposed amendment that is outside the subject matter or permitted text.
Source: SL 2015, ch 2 , § 1.