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SD Codified L § 2-15-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-8 - Certification of successful candidates at primary--Printing of general election ballots--Form.

2-15-8. Certification of successful candidates at primary--Printing of general election ballots--Form.The secretary of state in the preparation of the ballots for the succeeding general election shall certify to the county auditors of said legislative districts respectively the names of the successful candidates, designating those who are in favor of the ratification of the amendment and those opposed to the ratification of the amendment, and the county auditor of each county in the state at the time of the preparation for the general election, shall prepare separate official ballots upon which shall be printed the substance of the proposed amendment, the names of the candidates for delegates to the convention as theretofore nominated as candidates in favor of and the candidates opposed to the ratification of the amendment, and proper instructions to the voters in substantially the following form, to wit:  _________________________________________________________________________PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATESDelegates to the Convention to Ratify the Proposed AmendmentThe Congress has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which provides (insert here the substance of the proposed amendment).The Congress has also proposed that the said amendment shall be ratified by Conventions in the States._________________________________________________________________________To vote for the Delegates InTo vote for the DelegatesFavor ofOpposed toRatification of the proposed amendment place a cross (x) or check mark () in the circle below.Ratification of the proposed amendment place a cross (x) or check mark () in the circle below.DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONDELEGATES TO CONVENTIONJohn DoeHenry CoeRichard RoeSamuel Moe Source: SDC 1939, §55.1005.
SD Codified L § 2-15-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-9 - Conduct of general election--Canvass and certification of vote.

2-15-9. Conduct of general election--Canvass and certification of vote.Said ballot shall be submitted to the electors of the State of South Dakota in the same manner and at the same time as the official ballots for the general election are now submitted; and the same shall be canvassed and certified by the judges of election and the state canvassing board in the same manner and at the same time as the official ballots for the general election are canvassed, and certificates of election issued accordingly. Except as otherwise provided herein such election shall be conducted and the results thereof ascertained and certified in the same manner as now provided by the laws of this state pertaining to the general election, except insofar as the same may be inconsistent herewith. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1006.
SD Codified L § 2-15-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|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" the ratification, or in the circle at the head of the names in the column under the designation "Opposed to" the ratification, and a ballot so marked in said circle shall be counted as a vote, by the judges and canvassers, for each of the delegates respectively, whose name or names appear in the column under the circle so marked. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1005.
SD Codified L § 2-15-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|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 to the Constitution of the United States. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1007.
SD Codified L § 2-15-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|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 of the qualification and of the election of its own members. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1007.
SD Codified L § 2-15-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|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 such compensation as may be fixed by the convention. Disbursements for the foregoing purposes and for other necessary expenses of the convention, when approved by the convention and signed by the president and secretary, shall be made by the state treasurer out of any appropriation available therefor. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1007.
SD Codified L § 2-15-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|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 filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of South Dakota, and the said secretary of state shall forthwith transmit to the proper officer of the United States of America, a certified copy thereof. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1007.
SD Codified L § 2-15-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|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 may theretofore have provided for constituting such conventions, the preceding provisions of this chapter shall be inoperative, the convention shall be constituted and shall operate as the said resolution or act of Congress shall direct, and all officers of the state who may by the said resolution or statute be authorized or directed to take any action to constitute such a convention for this state are authorized and directed to act thereunder and in obedience thereto with the same force and effect as if acting under a statute of this state. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1008.
SD Codified L § 2-15-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-16 - Definitions.

2-15-16. Definitions.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.
SD Codified L § 2-15-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-17 - Delegate vote to consider or approve unauthorized amendment prohibited--Recall.

2-15-17. Delegate vote to consider or approve unauthorized amendment prohibited--Recall.No delegate from South Dakota to an Article V convention has the authority to vote to allow consideration of or vote to approve an unauthorized amendment for ratification to the United States of America Constitution. Any delegate casting a vote to allow consideration or approval of an unauthorized amendment shall be immediately recalled by the secretary of state and replaced by an alternate chosen by the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council. Source: SL 2015, ch 2, §2.
SD Codified L § 2-15-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-18 - Oath of candidate for delegate or alternate.

2-15-18. Oath of candidate for delegate or alternate.Every candidate for delegate or alternate from South Dakota to the Article V convention shall take the following oath:"I do solemnly swear or affirm that to the best of my abilities, I will, as a delegate or alternate to an Article V convention, uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and the State of South Dakota. I will not vote to allow consideration of or to approve any unauthorized amendment proposed for ratification to the United States of America Constitution." Source: SL 2015, ch 2, §3.
SD Codified L § 2-15-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-19 - Certifications by secretary of state.

2-15-19. Certifications by secretary of state.The secretary of state shall certify in writing to the Article V convention the selection of delegates and alternates, the recall and replacement of any delegate or alternate, and the nullification of unauthorized votes cast by any delegate of South Dakota. Source: SL 2015, ch 2, §4.
SD Codified L § 2-15-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-20 - Civil fine for violation of oath.

2-15-20. Civil fine for violation of oath.Any delegate who violates the oath contained in §2-15-18 is subject to a civil fine of not more than five thousand dollars to be levied by the secretary of state and deposited in the state general fund. Source: SL 2015, ch 2, §5.
SD Codified L § 2-15-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-21 - Participation in conventions in which each state possesses one vote.

2-15-21. Participation in conventions in which each state possesses one vote.Nothing in §§2-15-16 to 2-15-20, inclusive, authorizes the State of South Dakota to participate in any Article V convention in which each of the states does not possess one vote equal to the other states. Source: SL 2015, ch 2, §6.
SD Codified L § 2-16-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-3 - Code Commission established--Composition and appointment of members--Vacancies.

2-16-3. Code Commission established--Composition and appointment of members--Vacancies.The South Dakota Code Commission shall consist of one member of the South Dakota Senate appointed by the president pro tempore, one member of the South Dakota House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, and two members of the State Bar of South Dakota to be appointed by the state bar president and one member appointed by the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council. The legislators shall be appointed for two-year terms. The two members of the state bar shall be appointed for four-year terms. The member appointed by the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council shall serve a two-year term. Any appointed member of the commission may, upon the expiration of the member's term, be reappointed at the discretion of the appointing authority. If a vacancy occurs, the authority designated to make the original appointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment of a person qualified under the provisions of this section. Source: SL 1966, ch 239, §1; SL 1970, ch 18, §1; SL 1985, ch 17, §15; SL 1995, ch 13, §4; SL 1995, ch 14, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-16-4.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-4.2 - Officers of commission--Meetings and hearings.

2-16-4.2. Officers of commission--Meetings and hearings.The Code Commission shall organize by electing a chairman, vice-chairman, and such other officers from its membership as it may deem necessary, and shall hold meetings and hearings at such times and places as it may designate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Source: SL 1970, ch 18, §3.
SD Codified L § 2-16-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-5 - Compensation of commission members--Employment of personnel and incurring of expense.

2-16-5. Compensation of commission members--Employment of personnel and incurring of expense.The code counsel shall receive no compensation other than his salary provided by law. The Code Commission may employ such personnel and incur such expense as may be required to perform its duties and may lease or purchase equipment and services to provide for a supervised statutory retrieval system for all departments of government engaged in research and revision of the Constitution and laws of this state.The expenses of the commission shall be paid on warrants drawn by the state auditor on vouchers approved by the chairman of the commission. Source: SL 1966, ch 239, §2; SL 1969, ch 219, §3.
SD Codified L § 2-16-5.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-5.1 - Gifts and contributions to commission--Expenditure.

2-16-5.1. Gifts and contributions to commission--Expenditure.In addition to state appropriated funds, the Code Commission is authorized to accept and expend any funds which it might obtain from any gift or contribution or any other source, public or private, for said purposes. Source: SL 1970, ch 18, §4.
SD Codified L § 2-16-5.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-5.2 - Assistance, space, and facilities for commission.

2-16-5.2. Assistance, space, and facilities for commission.The director of the State Legislative Research Council and the code counsel are hereby charged with the duty of assisting the Code Commission within such limitations as it may prescribe and to provide space for its supplies and to make available the facilities of the council for its meetings. The director shall also supervise the secretarial functions of the commission and otherwise assist it to the extent feasible. Source: SL 1970, ch 18, §6.
SD Codified L § 2-16-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-6 - Supplements and reprinted volumes to be provided for--Contents.

2-16-6. Supplements and reprinted volumes to be provided for--Contents. The Code Commission shall:(1)Provide for supplements to, and reprinted volumes of, the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13;(2)Determine the contents of the code supplements and reprinted volumes which shall include but not be limited to:(a)The United States Constitution;(b)The South Dakota Constitution;(c)The South Dakota statutes;(d)Executive orders enacted pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. IV, §8;(e)Supreme Court rules adopted pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. V, §12;(f)Circuit court rules adopted pursuant to §§15-6-83 and 23A-45-12;(g)Other executive orders with a continuing and statewide effect; and(h)Such special and collateral references as the commission may determine necessary for a complete and useful code;(3)Determine the physical arrangements and other matters pertaining to the publication of the code. Source: SL 1966, ch 239, §3; SL 1988, ch 24, §4; SL 2021, ch 19, § 1.
SD Codified L § 2-16-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-7 - Specifications, advertising and award of contract for publication.

2-16-7. Specifications, advertising and award of contract for publication.Notwithstanding chapters 5-18A and 5-18D, the South Dakota Code Commission may draft specifications for material authorized for publication by §2-16-6 and advertise for and accept bids from editorial, printing, and publishing companies for production of all material authorized by this chapter. The advertisement for bids shall be published twice in at least three newspapers of general circulation in different parts of the state, and in such additional manner as the commission may determine. The terms and conditions of the bids shall be prescribed by the commission. Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest bidder which, in the opinion of the commission, is the best bid consistent with the quality of editorial services, printing, paper, binding, expeditious service and the best interests of the state. If the contract for editorial services is separate from the contract for printing, the specifications shall be drawn in such a manner as not to exclude South Dakota printing firms. Source: SL 1966, ch 239, §4 (1); SL 1988, ch 24, §5; SL 2011, ch 2, §110.
SD Codified L § 2-16-7.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-7.1 - Continuation of contract with publisher of code.

2-16-7.1. Continuation of contract with publisher of code.The Code Commission may continue the contract for the publication of the South Dakota Codified Laws with West, a Thomson Reuters Business and its successors in interest. The Code Commission may contract with that publisher or other publishers, editorial services and printers for continuing editorial work and printing to assure continuity in editorial preparation, printing and binding of supplements and replacement volumes to the code enacted by §2-16-13 for a term not exceeding five years. The Code Commission may, on negotiation, extend the current contract for a term not exceeding two years so long as the commission deems it to the advantage and best interests of the state. Source: SL 1969, ch 219, §6; SL 1972, ch 15, §1; SL 1988, ch 24, §6; SL 2005, ch 10, §42; SL 2014, ch 15, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-16-7.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-7.2 - Advertising for bids for publications.

2-16-7.2. Advertising for bids for publications.The Code Commission may advertise for bids for the production of material authorized for publication by the Legislature including, but not limited to, bulk or other revisions, compilations and supplementations to the South Dakota code. Source: SL 1970, ch 18, §7.
SD Codified L § 2-16-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-8 - Copyrights of material--Contract for use of state's copyright.

2-16-8. Copyrights of material--Contract for use of state's copyright. The South Dakota Code Commission shall provide that the material authorized for publication by §2-16-6 will be copyrighted by the State of South Dakota, in the name of the State of South Dakota, to the extent permitted by federal copyright law. The commission may contract with printers, publishers, and computer retrieval companies for use of the state's copyright. Source: SL 1966, ch 239, §4 (2); SL 1988, ch 24, §7; SL 2021, ch 19, § 2.
SD Codified L § 2-16-8.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-8.1 - Restriction on printing or distributing copyrighted material in code--Violation as misdemeanor.

2-16-8.1. Restriction on printing or distributing copyrighted material in code--Violation as misdemeanor.Except as authorized by federal copyright law, no person may print or distribute copyrighted material from the South Dakota Codified Laws without the express authorization of the Code Commission. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1984, ch 10, §2; SL 1992, ch 158, §2; SL 1995, ch 14, §2.
SD Codified L § 2-16-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-9 - Arrangement, correlation, and text changes in code.

2-16-9. Arrangement, correlation, and text changes in code.The South Dakota Code Commission is hereby authorized to make such changes as may be necessary to correct apparent errors, to correlate and integrate all the laws to harmonize, to assign new title and other designations, to eliminate or clarify obviously obsolete or ambiguous sections that exist, and to substitute terms or phraseology, and names of boards, commissions, and agencies, wherever the Legislature has expressly or by implication indicated an intention to do so, so as to provide consistency in the law. Source: SL 1966, ch 239, §4 (4); SL 1967, ch 265.
SD Codified L § 2-16-9.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations|Section 2-16-9.1 - Continuing authority of commission on assimilation of laws into code.

2-16-9.1. Continuing authority of commission on assimilation of laws into code.The Code Commission shall have continuing authority to act as provided in §2-16-9 to assimilate laws of a permanent nature enacted in 1968 and subsequent sessions into the arrangement adopted in the South Dakota Compiled Laws of 1967. Source: SL 1969, ch 219, §4.