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SD Codified L § 2-1-1.5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-1.5 - Paid circulators--Application for registration--Process--Certification requirements.

2-1-1.5. Paid circulators--Application for registration--Process--Certification requirements.Prior to circulation of any petition for a ballot measure, a paid circulator shall submit an application to the secretary of state, obtain a circulator identification number, and be included in a directory of registered paid circulators. For each ballot measure on which a paid circulator seeks to circulate a petition, the paid circulator shall certify the circulator's name, that the circulator is at least eighteen years of age, physical address of current residence, physical address of prior residence if current residence is less than one year, email address, phone number, state of issuance for driver license or other government-issued identification, state of voter registration, the name of the petition sponsor, and whether the paid circulator is a registered sex offender. The certification under this section shall be submitted to the office of the secretary of state. If a paid circulator fails to file the registration required by this section before circulating a petition, or if the registration is incomplete, or if any statement included in the paid circulator's certification is determined to be false, any signatures collected by the paid circulator are void and may not be counted. Petition sponsors shall provide a list to the secretary of state of any person acting as a paid circulator for the sponsor's ballot measure and the rate of compensation.An application submitted under this section may be filed by electronic transmission in accordance with methods approved by the secretary of state. To be timely filed, any application received by electronic transmission shall be legible when received by the means it was delivered.A paid circulator and petition sponsor shall update any information required under this section with the secretary of state not more than seven days of any change. Source: SL 2019, ch 14, §3, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, § 3.
SD Codified L § 2-1-1.6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-1.6 - Paid circulators--Directory.

2-1-1.6. Paid circulators--Directory.The secretary of state shall develop and maintain a directory, available upon request and payment of reasonable fees, that contains information provided by each paid circulator under §2-1-1.5. Providing a copy of the application submitted under §2-1-1.5, together with any update to the information contained in the application, is sufficient to fulfill the requirements of this section. Any information contained in the directory shall be a public record for purposes of chapter 1-25. Source: SL 2019, ch 14, §4, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, § 4.
SD Codified L § 2-1-1.7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-1.7 - Registration fees.

2-1-1.7. Registration fees.A paid circulator who registers under §2-1-1.5 shall pay to the secretary of state a registration fee for each ballot question committee represented by the paid circulator. The registration fee for a paid circulator is twenty dollars. The registration fee shall be deposited in the state general fund. Source: SL 2019, ch 14, §5, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, § 5.
SD Codified L § 2-1-1.8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-1.8 - Identification number and badge.

2-1-1.8. Identification number and badge.Following receipt of any application under §2-1-1.5 and a registration fee under §2-1-1.7, if any, the secretary of state shall issue the paid circulator a circulator identification number and badge that contains the information required under §2-1-1.9. Source: SL 2019, ch 14, §6, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, § 6.
SD Codified L § 2-1-1.9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-1.9 - Paid circulator badge--Requirement--Violation as misdemeanor.

2-1-1.9. Paid circulator badge--Requirement--Violation as misdemeanor.A person shall wear the badge issued under §2-1-1.8 which shall be visible at all times while acting as a paid circulator. The badge shall contain the words "paid petition circulator." The badge may not state the name of the petition circulator. A person is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if the person acts as a paid circulator without wearing a badge issued under §2-1-1.8. Source: SL 2019, ch 14, §7, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, § 7.
SD Codified L § 2-1-2.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-2.2 - Withdrawal of initiated constitutional amendment.

2-1-2.2. Withdrawal of initiated constitutional amendment.A petition of the voters proposing an amendment to the Constitution may be withdrawn within the meaning of section 3 of article XXIII of the Constitution not later than one hundred twenty days prior to the next general election, if not less than two-thirds of the named sponsors file with the secretary of state, in writing, their request for withdrawal of the question from the ballot. The secretary of state shall attach to the petitions on file the request for withdrawal and shall take no other action thereon. Source: SL 1974, ch 118, §50.
SD Codified L § 2-1-2.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-2.3 - Withdrawal of initiated measure.

2-1-2.3. Withdrawal of initiated measure.A petition of the voters proposing an initiated measure may be withdrawn not later than one hundred twenty days prior to the next general election, if not less than two-thirds of the named sponsors file with the secretary of state, in writing, their request for withdrawal of the question from the ballot. The secretary of state shall attach to the petitions on file the request for withdrawal and shall take no other action thereon. Source: SL 2009, ch 64, §9, eff. July 1, 2010.
SD Codified L § 2-1-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-3 - Referendum--Laws subject to petition--Form.

2-1-3. Referendum--Laws subject to petition--Form.Any law which the Legislature may have enacted, except one that may be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, shall, upon the filing of a petition as provided in this chapter, be submitted to a vote of the electors of the state at the next general election. The petition shall be signed by not less than five percent of the qualified electors of the state. The form of the petition, including petition size and petition font size, shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections. Source: SDC 1939, §55.0402; SL 1957, ch 278, §2; SL 1976, ch 105, §77; SL 2018, ch 75, §4.
SD Codified L § 2-1-3.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-3.1 - Referred law--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing.

2-1-3.1. Referred law--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing.The petition as it is to be circulated for a referred law shall be filed with the secretary of state prior to circulation for signatures and shall:(1)Contain the title of the referred law;(2)Contain the effective date of the referred law;(3)Contain the date of the general election at which the referred law is to be submitted;(4)Be accompanied by a notarized form that includes the names and addresses of the petition sponsors; and(5)Be accompanied by a statement of organization as provided in §12-27-6.The petition shall be filed with the secretary of state within ninety days after the adjournment of the Legislature which passed the referred law. A sworn affidavit, signed by at least two-thirds of the petition sponsors stating that the documents filed constitute the entire petition and to the best of the knowledge of the sponsors contains a sufficient number of signatures shall also be filed with the secretary of state. The form of the petition and affidavit shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections.The petition circulator shall provide to each person who signs the petition a form containing the title of the referred law; any fiscal note or summary of a fiscal note obtained pursuant to §2-9-32; the name, phone number, and email address of each petition sponsor; a statement whether the petition circulator is a volunteer or paid petition circulator and, if a paid circulator, the amount the circulator is being paid. The form shall be approved by the secretary of state prior to circulation. The petition form, as prescribed by the State Board of Elections, shall include the paid circulator identification number within the verification of any paid circulator. Source: SL 2012, ch 18, §1; SL 2016, ch 23, §3; SL 2017, ch 16, §9; SL 2018, ch 21, §3; SL 2018, ch 22, §5; SL 2019, ch 14, §10, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, § 13.
SD Codified L § 2-1-3.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|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, in writing, their request for withdrawal of the question from the ballot. The secretary of state shall attach to the petitions on file the request for withdrawal and shall take no other action thereon. Source: SL 2012, ch 19, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-1-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|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.
SD Codified L § 2-1-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|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 she has already signed the same petition, signs a petition for initiation of a constitutional amendment or other measure or for referral of legislation or if any person signs a name other than his or her own, that person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §§55.0404, 55.9901; SL 1980, ch 24, §15; SL 2007, ch 15, §2.
SD Codified L § 2-1-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|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.
SD Codified L § 2-1-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|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.
SD Codified L § 2-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|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 to any signature obtained by any other person, that the petition circulator is a resident of South Dakota, that the circulator made reasonable inquiry and, to the best of the circulator's knowledge, each person signing the petition is a qualified voter of the state in the county indicated on the signature line and that no state statute regarding the circulation of petitions was knowingly violated. The State Board of Elections shall prescribe the form for the verification. The circulator's signature on the verification shall be witnessed and notarized by a notary public commissioned in South Dakota or other officer authorized to administer oaths pursuant to §18-3-1. Any person who falsely attests to the verification under this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §55.0405; SL 1957, ch 278, §4; SL 1974, ch 22; SL 1976, ch 105, §79; SL 1989, ch 23, §4; SL 2000, ch 19, §1; SL 2007, ch 15, §1; SL 2010, ch 74, §1; SL 2018, ch 22, §8.
SD Codified L § 2-1-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|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.
SD Codified L § 2-1-11.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|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.
SD Codified L § 2-1-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-12 - Effective date of measures approved by voters.

2-1-12. Effective date of measures approved by voters.Each constitutional amendment, initiated measure, or referred law that is approved by a majority of all votes cast is effective on the first day of July after the completion of the official canvass by the State Canvassing Board. Source: SL 1979, ch 11, §2; SL 2017, ch 11, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-1-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-14 - Signatures secured contrary to law not to be counted.

2-1-14. Signatures secured contrary to law not to be counted.All signatures secured in a manner contrary to the provisions of state law shall not be counted. Source: SL 1988, ch 23, §2; 1st SS 1991, ch 1, §§3, 4; SL 2019, ch 15, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-1-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-15 - Examination of petition by secretary of state--Signature not to be counted unless person is registered voter and information is accurate and complete.

2-1-15. Examination of petition by secretary of state--Signature not to be counted unless person is registered voter and information is accurate and complete.Upon the receiving of any initiative petition, referred law petition, or initiated constitutional amendment petition, the secretary of state shall examine the petition. No signature of a person shall be counted by the secretary of state unless the person is a registered voter in the county indicated on the signature line. No signature of a person shall be counted if the information required on the petition form is not accurate or complete. The secretary of state shall generate the random sample under §2-1-16 and make available to the public the petitions and random sample validation sheets within thirty days of a request and payment of reasonable fees in accordance with §1-8-10. Source: SL 2007, ch 16, §1; SL 2019, ch 15, §2.
SD Codified L § 2-1-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-16 - Signatures to be verified by random sampling--Methodology.

2-1-16. Signatures to be verified by random sampling--Methodology.The secretary of state shall verify the signatures pursuant to §2-1-15 by random sampling. The random sample of signatures to be verified shall be drawn so that each signature received by the secretary of state is given an equal opportunity to be included in the sample. The secretary of state shall calculate the number of valid signatures by multiplying the total number of signatures received by the percentage of successfully verified signatures from the random sample. The secretary of state shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, establishing the methodology for conducting the random sample. The random sampling shall be an examination of the signatures received consisting of a number of signatures that is statistically correlative to not less than ninety-five percent level of confidence with a margin of error equal to not more than three and sixty-two one-hundredths percent. Source: SL 2007, ch 16, §2; SL 2017, ch 12, §7.
SD Codified L § 2-1-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-17 - Certification of results of random sampling--Notification of petition sponsors.

2-1-17. Certification of results of random sampling--Notification of petition sponsors.If the random sample indicates that a sufficient number of qualified electors have signed the petition, the secretary of state shall certify that the petition has been signed by the required number of qualified electors and shall place the proposed measure or amendment on the next general election ballot. If the random sample indicates that an insufficient number of qualified electors have signed the petition, the secretary of state shall certify that the petition has not been signed by the required number of qualified electors and may not place the proposed measure or amendment on the next general election ballot. The secretary of state shall, within five days of certifying, notify the petition sponsors by certified mail of the secretary of state's action pursuant to this section. Source: SL 2007, ch 16, §3; SL 2017, ch 12, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-1-17.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-17.1 - Submission of affidavit challenging petition to secretary of state--Appeal.

2-1-17.1. Submission of affidavit challenging petition to secretary of state--Appeal.Not more than thirty days after a statewide petition for an initiated amendment to the Constitution, initiated measure, or referred law has been validated and filed, any interested person who has researched the signatures contained on the petition may submit a sworn affidavit to the Office of Secretary of State to challenge the petition. The sworn affidavit shall include each specific deficiency other than the following:(1)Signer does not live at address listed on the petition;(2)Circulator does not live at address listed on the petition;(3)Circulator listed a residence address in South Dakota but is not a South Dakota resident;(4)Circulator did not witness the signers;(5)Signatures not included in the random sample; and(6)Petition that was originally rejected.Any challenge by the same person or party in interest shall be included in one sworn affidavit.The original sworn affidavit shall be received by the Office of Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m. central time on the date. If the sworn affidavit challenges any deficiency prohibited under this section, that deficiency shall be rejected. A challenge to a deficiency is not a challenge to the petition as a whole.No deficiency may be challenged a second time with the secretary of state. The secretary of state's decision regarding a challenge under this section may be appealed to the circuit court of Hughes County. Any person who does not challenge a petition pursuant to this section, may bring a challenge pursuant to §2-1-18. Source: SL 2017, ch 12, §3; SL 2018, ch 24, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-1-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-18 - Court challenge to petition.

2-1-18. Court challenge to petition.Nothing in §§2-1-15 to 2-1-18, inclusive, prohibits any interested person who has researched the signatures contained on a validated petition from challenging in circuit court the validity of any signature, the veracity of the petition circulator's attestation, or any other information required on a petition by statute or administrative rule, including any deficiency that is prohibited from challenge under §2-1-17.1. The results of the process of signature verification by the Office of the Secretary of State under chapter 2-1 shall be presumed valid as applied to all signatures for purposes of considering any additional ground for disqualifying petition signatures, including any ground listed in subdivisions 2-1-17.1(1) to 2-1-17.1(4), inclusive, and cumulating total valid signatures to determine the results of an appeal under §2-1-17.1. The summons and complaint for a challenge under this section shall be served on each petition sponsor as a party defending the validated petition being challenged. Any appearance by the attorney general at a challenge under this section shall be limited to the process of signature verification by the Office of the Secretary of State under chapter 2-1. For purposes of determining whether a sufficient number of valid signatures has been submitted, the interested person may elect to proceed with a challenge limited to the sample generated in accordance with §2-1-16, with the resulting valid sample percentage applied to the entirety of the petition signatures. Source: SL 2007, ch 16, §4; SL 2017, ch 12, §2; SL 2018, ch 24, §2; SL 2019, ch 15, §3.
SD Codified L § 2-1-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum|Section 2-1-21 - Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty.

2-1-21. Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty.If any petition sponsor, or any person or entity compensated by the petition sponsor or a ballot question committee for purposes of petition circulation, knowingly or with reckless disregard commits multiple violations of the law regarding petition circulation, residency of a petition circulator, or campaign finance regulation, the petition sponsor, person, or entity, including any person serving as a member of the board or as an officer of the entity, is prohibited from being a petition sponsor or petition circulator, and from performing any work for any ballot question committee for a period of four years in addition to any other penalty imposed under state or federal law. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall also result in a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars to be deposited into the state general fund. Source: SL 2018, ch 22, §7.