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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 1 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 56 - State Board Of Internal Control › Section 1-56-6 - Duties of board .

1-56-6. Duties of board.
The board shall establish and maintain:
(1)Guidelines for an effective system of internal control to be implemented by state agencies that is in accordance with internal control standards;
(2)A code of conduct for use by state agencies excluding the Unified Judicial System; and
(3)A conflict of interest policy for use by state agencies excluding the Unified Judicial System.
The Unified Judicial System may implement the code of conduct and conflict of interest policy in accordance with the code of judicial conduct and employee policies utilized within the Unified Judicial System.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 16, §6, eff. Mar. 16, 2016.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 1 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 56 - State Board Of Internal Control › Section 1-56-7 - Annual work plan and report.

1-56-7. Annual work plan and report.
The board shall create an annual work plan and report which shall be presented to the Governor and the Government Operations and Audit Committee.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 16, §7, eff. Mar. 16, 2016.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 1 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 56 - State Board Of Internal Control › Section 1-56-8 - Designation of agency internal control officer .

1-56-8. Designation of agency internal control officer.
Each state agency shall designate an internal control officer. The board shall make available to each internal control officer guidelines and standards that the state agency shall implement and comply. The board may take other actions as necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 16, §8, eff. Mar. 16, 2016.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 1 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 56 - State Board Of Internal Control › Section 1-56-9 - Audit findings to be submitted to board.

1-56-9. Audit findings to be submitted to board.
After the review of an audit in accordance with §4-11-2.1, the auditor-general shall submit to the board a copy of any audit report correspondence sent to a state agency identifying audit findings pertaining to federal award programs administered by the state agency.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 16, §9, eff. Mar. 16, 2016.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 1 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 56 - State Board Of Internal Control › Section 1-56-10 - Grant agreements, evaluation reports, and conflicts of interest to be displayed on website.

1-56-10. Grant agreements, evaluation reports, and conflicts of interest to be displayed on website.
The grant agreement for each grant, pass-through grant, or any other award granted by a state agency to a nonstate agency after July 1, 2016, shall be displayed on the website created pursuant to §1-27-45 for not less than the retention period prescribed by §1-27-4.1.
Each grant agreement shall include an attestation by the award recipient or sub-recipient that:
(1)A conflict of interest policy is enforced within the recipient's or sub-recipient's organization;
(2)The Internal Revenue Service Form 990 has been filed, if applicable, in compliance with federal law, and is displayed immediately after filing on the recipient's or sub-recipient's website;
(3)An effective internal control system is employed by the recipient's or sub-recipient's organization; and
(4)If applicable, the recipient or sub-recipient is in compliance with the federal Single Audit Act, in compliance with §4-11-2.1, and audits are displayed on the recipient's or sub-recipient's website.
Any sub-recipient evaluation report or program evaluation report completed by a state agency for the federal government for a grant where a state agency serves as a pass-through entity to a nonstate agency shall be posted on the website created pursuant to 1-27-45. Any information in the report that would be exempt from public disclosure under chapter 1-27 may be redacted prior to posting.
Any conflict of interest as outlined in the organization's conflict of interest policy as required by this section within the recipient or sub-recipient's organization to which this section applies shall be disclosed to the state agency and displayed on the website created pursuant to §1-27-45 with its corresponding grant agreement.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 16, §10, eff. Mar. 16, 2016; SL 2018, ch 44, §§3, 7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 1 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 56 - State Board Of Internal Control › Section 1-56-11 - State employees to report suspicion of conflict of interest, fraud, or theft.

1-56-11. State employees to report suspicion of conflict of interest, fraud, or theft.
A state employee who suspects the existence of a conflict of interest, fraud, or theft shall report the matter immediately to any, of the following:
(1)The employee's immediate supervisor;
(2)The attorney general's office; or
(3)The Department of Legislative Audit.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 16, §11, eff. Mar. 16, 2016.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 1 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 56 - State Board Of Internal Control › Section 1-56-12 - Grievance for retaliation for reporting violation of state law .

1-56-12. Grievance for retaliation for reporting violation of state law.
Pursuant to §3-6D-22, an employee may file a grievance with the Civil Service Commission if the employee believes that there has been retaliation because of reporting a violation of state law.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 16, §12, eff. Mar. 16, 2016.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum › Section 2-1-1 - Initiative petitions--Number of signatures required.

2-1-1. Initiative petitions--Number of signatures required.
All measures proposed by initiative shall be presented by petition. The petition shall be signed by not less than five percent of the qualified electors of the state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0401; SL 1957, ch 278, §1; SL 1976, ch 105, §76; SL 1978, ch 19, §1; SL 1989, ch 23, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum › Section 2-1-1.1 - Initiated constitutional amendment--Petition--Finalization deadline--Contents--Signatures--Circulation period.

2-1-1.1. Initiated constitutional amendment--Petition--Finalization deadline--Contents--Signatures--Circulation period.
A petition as it is to be circulated for an initiated amendment to the Constitution must be filed with the secretary of state, including an electronic copy of the petition, prior to circulation for signatures and at least one year before the next general election at which the initiated amendment is proposed to be submitted to the voters. The petition filing must:
(1)Contain the full text of the initiated amendment in fourteen-point font;
(2)Contain the date of the general election at which the initiated amendment is to be submitted;
(3)Contain the title and explanation as prepared by the attorney general;
(4)Be accompanied by a notarized affidavit form signed by each person who is a petition sponsor that includes the name and address of each petition sponsor; and
(5)Be accompanied by a statement of organization as provided in §12-27-6.
Each petition circulator shall provide to each person who signs the petition a form containing the title and explanation of the initiated amendment to the Constitution as prepared by the attorney general; any fiscal note prepared pursuant to §2-9-30; the name, phone number, and email address of each petition sponsor; and 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 must be approved by the secretary of state prior to circulation. The petition form, as prescribed by the State Board of Elections, must include the paid circulator identification number within the verification of any paid circulator.
For any initiated amendment petition, no signature may be obtained more than twenty-four months preceding the general election that was designated at the time of filing of the full text. 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 initiated amendment petition signatures must be filed with the secretary of state by the first Tuesday in May of a general election year for the initiated amendment to qualify for submission to the voters at the next general election. The form of the petition otherwise, including petition size and petition font size for ballot measure language not prescribed in this section, and the affidavit must be prescribed by the State Board of Elections.
Source: SL 2012, ch 18, §2; SL 2016, ch 23, §1; SL 2016, ch 24, §1; SL 2017, ch 16, §7; SL 2018, ch 21, §1; SL 2018, ch 22, §3; SL 2018, ch 75, §2; SL 2018, ch 80, §4; SL 2019, ch 14, §8, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, §9; SL 2021, ch 15, §2; SL 2023, ch 8, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum › Section 2-1-1.2 - Initiated measure--Petition--Finalization deadline--Contents--Signatures--Circulation period.

2-1-1.2. Initiated measure--Petition--Finalization deadline--Contents--Signatures--Circulation period.
A petition as it is to be circulated for an initiated measure must be filed with the secretary of state, including an electronic copy of the petition, prior to circulation for signatures and at least one year before the next general election at which the initiated measure is proposed to be submitted to the voters. The petition filing must:
(1)Contain the full text of the initiated measure in fourteen-point font;
(2)Contain the date of the general election at which the initiated measure is to be submitted;
(3)Contain the title and explanation as prepared by the attorney general;
(4)Be accompanied by a notarized affidavit form signed by each person who is a petition sponsor that includes the name and address of each petition sponsor; and
(5)Be accompanied by a statement of organization as provided in §12-27-6.
Each petition circulator shall provide to each person who signs the petition a form containing the title and explanation of the initiated measure as prepared by the attorney general; any fiscal note prepared pursuant to §2-9-30; 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 must be approved by the secretary of state prior to circulation. The petition form, as prescribed by the State Board of Elections, must include the paid circulator identification number within the verification of any paid circulator.
For any initiated measure petition, no signature may be obtained more than twenty-four months preceding the general election that was designated at the time of filing of the full text. 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 must also be filed with the secretary of state. The initiated measure petition signatures must be filed with the secretary of state by the first Tuesday in May of a general election year for the initiated measure to qualify for submission to the voters at the next general election. The form of the petition otherwise, including petition size and petition font size for ballot measure language not prescribed in this section, and the affidavit must be prescribed by the State Board of Elections.
Source: SL 2012, ch 18, §3; SL 2016, ch 23, §2; SL 2016, ch 24, §2; SL 2017, ch 16, §8; SL 2018, ch 21, §2; SL 2018, ch 22, §4; SL 2018, ch 75, §3; SL 2018, ch 80, §5; SL 2019, ch 14, §9, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, §11; SL 2021, ch 15, §1; SL 2023, ch 8, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum › Section 2-1-1.3 - Definitions.

2-1-1.3. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Circulates," either:
(a)Physically presents or otherwise makes available a ballot measure petition to another person for that person's signature; or
(b)Solicits from another person, personally and in the presence of such other person, a signature on a ballot measure petition, while acting in concert with another person who simultaneously physically presents or otherwise makes available the ballot measure petition;
(2)"Petition circulator," a person who is a resident of this state for at least thirty days prior to acting as a petition circulator, is at least eighteen years of age, and who, for pay or as a volunteer, circulates petitions for the purpose of placing ballot measures on any statewide election ballot;
(3)"Petition sponsor," any person who proposes the placement of a statewide ballot measure on the ballot;
(4)"Ballot measure," any measure placed on a statewide ballot in accordance with §2-1-1.1, 2-1-1.2, or 2-1-3.1;
(5)"Paid circulator," any person who receives money or anything of value as consideration, in whole or in part, for acting as a petition circulator;
(6)"Volunteer circulator," any person who does not receive money or anything of value as consideration, in whole or in part, for acting as a petition circulator.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 24, §4; SL 2018, ch 22, §1; SL 2019, ch 14, §1, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, § 2.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum › Section 2-1-10 - Verification of petition circulator--Violation.

2-1-10. Verification of petition circulator--Violation.
Before filing a petition to initiate an amendment to the Constitution, for an initiated measure, or for a referred law, with the officer in whose office the petition is required to be filed, each petition circulator shall sign a verification attesting that:
(1)The circulator personally circulated the petition;
(2)The circulator is not attesting to any signature obtained by any other person;
(3)The circulator is a resident of South Dakota;
(4)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
(5)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 provision provided in subdivision (1) is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Any person who falsely attests to the verification provisions provided in subdivisions (2) to (5), inclusive, 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; SL 2023, ch 9, §1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum › Section 2-1-15 - Petition examined by secretary of state--Public record--Signature count--Random sample.

2-1-15. Petition examined by secretary of state--Public record--Signature count--Random sample.
Upon the receiving of any initiative petition, referred law petition, or initiated constitutional amendment petition, the secretary of state shall promptly examine and catalogue the petition and petition signatures and make them available to the public upon request and payment of reasonable fees in accordance with §1-8-10. No signature of a person may 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 may 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 within five days of completing the examination and cataloguing of the petition signatures and make available to the public the random sample validation sheets upon request and payment of reasonable fees in accordance with §1-8-10.
Source: SL 2007, ch 16, §1; SL 2019, ch 15, §2; SL 2023, ch 8, §3.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts › Section 2-2-41 - Legislative policy in redistricting.

2-2-41. Legislative policy in redistricting.
The Legislature, in making the 2021 redistricting, determines, as a matter of policy, that the following principles are of primary significance:
(1)Adherence to standards of population deviance as established by judicial precedent and to standards of population deviance as prescribed by S. D. Const., Art. III, §5;
(2)Protection of communities of interest by means of compact and contiguous districts;
(3)Respect for geographical and political boundaries; and
(4)Protection of minority voting rights consistent with the United States Constitution, the South Dakota Constitution, and federal statutes, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court and other courts with jurisdiction.
Source:
SL 2011 (SS), ch 1, §1, eff. Jan. 23, 2012; SL 2021, ch 16, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts › Section 2-2-42 - Number of senators and senate districts.

2-2-42. Number of senators and senate districts.
The state shall be divided into thirty-five senatorial districts, as specified in §2-2-43.1, and the Senate shall consist of thirty-five members.
Source: SL 2011 (SS), ch 1, §2, eff. Jan. 23, 2012; SL 2021 (1SS), ch 1, §4, eff. Feb. 9, 2022.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts › Section 2-2-44 - Number of representatives and house districts.

2-2-44. Number of representatives and house districts.
The state shall be divided into thirty-five representative districts, which shall be the same as the senatorial districts provided in §2-2-43.1, and the House of Representatives shall consist of seventy members.
Source: SL 2011 (SS), ch 1, §4, eff. Jan. 23, 2012; SL 2021 (1SS), ch 1, §5, eff. Feb. 9, 2022.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts › Section 2-2-45 - Number of senators from each district.

2-2-45. Number of senators from each district.
Each senatorial district as provided for in §2-2-43.1 is entitled to one senator.
Source: SL 2011 (SS), ch 1, §5, eff. Jan. 23, 2012; SL 2021 (1SS), ch 1, §6, eff. Feb. 9, 2022.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts › Section 2-2-46 - Number of representatives from each district.

2-2-46. Number of representatives from each district.
Each representative district as provided for in §2-2-44 is entitled to two representatives. However, in order to protect minority voting rights, District No. 26 and District No. 28 shall each consist of two single-member house districts as provided in §§2-2-47.1 and 2-2-48.1.
Source: SL 2011 (SS), ch 1, §6, eff. Jan. 23, 2012; SL 2021 (1SS), ch 1, §7, eff. Feb. 9, 2022.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts › Section 2-2-48.1 - Single-member house districts--District No. 28.

2-2-48.1. Single-member house districts--District No. 28.
District No. 28 shall consist of two single-member house districts as follows:
(1)District No. 28A:
(a)Corson, Dewey, and Ziebach counties; and
(b)The portion of Perkins County consisting of precincts VTD-precinct 6, VTD-precinct 7, VTD-precinct 8, VTD-precinct 9, VTD-precinct 12.
(2)District No. 28B:
(a)Butte and Harding counties; and
(b)The portion of Perkins County consisting of precincts VTD-precinct 2, VTD-precinct 3, VTD-precinct 4, VTD-precinct 5, VTD-Lemmon city (precinct 1), VTD-Lemmon city (part of precinct 3).
Source: SL 2021 (1SS), ch 1, §3, eff. Feb. 9, 2022.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts › Section 2-2-49 - Ideal population of a senate and house district.

2-2-49. Ideal population of a senate and house district.
The Legislature finds that, for the purposes of §§2-2-41 to 2-2-51, inclusive, the ideal population of a senatorial district, based on the official 2020 federal census, is 25,333 people. For a house district, the ideal population, based on the official 2020 federal census, is 12,667 people.
Source: SL 2011 (SS), ch 1, §9, eff. Jan. 23, 2012; SL 2021 (1SS), ch 1, §8, eff. Feb. 9, 2022.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts › Section 2-2-50 - Voting district boundaries.

2-2-50. Voting district boundaries.
For the purposes of §§2-2-41 to 2-2-51, inclusive, voting district (VTD) boundaries are those boundaries in existence on April 1, 2020, and utilized by the 2020 federal census.
Source: SL 2011 (SS), ch 1, §10, eff. Jan. 23, 2012; SL 2021 (1SS), ch 1, §9, eff. Feb. 9, 2022.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 04 - Sessions Of Legislature › Section 2-4-1 - Time and place of regular sessions.

2-4-1. Time and place of regular sessions.
The Legislature shall meet at the seat of government on the second Tuesday of January at noon.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0502; SL 1981, ch 15; SL 1983, ch 13, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 04 - Sessions Of Legislature › Section 2-4-1.1 - Leave of absence from employment for legislative service--Restrictions on employee's right to serve in Legislature void.

2-4-1.1. Leave of absence from employment for legislative service--Restrictions on employee's right to serve in Legislature void.
An employer shall grant a temporary leave of absence without loss of job status or seniority resulting therefrom, to any employee who is a member of the Legislature in order that such employee may perform any official duty as a member of the Legislature. Such temporary leave of absence may be with or without pay within the discretion of the employer. Any agreement between an employer and an employee which, as a condition precedent to employment, promotion or benefit enhancement, restricts the employee's right to serve in the Legislature is void as a matter of public policy.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 29; SL 1989, ch 24.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 04 - Sessions Of Legislature › Section 2-4-2 - Salary and expense allowances of legislators.

2-4-2. Salary and expense allowances of legislators.
The salary of each member of the Legislature is equal to one-fifth of the South Dakota median household income reported by the United States Census Current Population Survey, as ascertained and adjusted each year by the State Board of Finance to take effect on the first day of January of each year for every regular legislative session. In addition, each legislator shall receive:
(1)Reimbursement to be paid after the legislative session for actual mileage or its equivalent traveled to and from home not more than once each weekend or between days of recess during the regular legislative session, at state rates established by the Board of Finance;
(2)Expenses of one hundred twenty-three dollars per day for each day of a regular or special legislative session as prepaid reimbursement for living expenses, including meals and lodging, laundry, cleaning and pressing of clothing, and all other uncompensated expenses as defined in §2-4-2.1 incident to the performance of legislative services, or at the amount fixed for the per diem allowance that is authorized by the United States Internal Revenue Service to be excluded from the gross income without itemization as of October first each year, whichever of the two is greater; and
(3)Five cents once each session for every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the Legislature by the most usual route.
For each day's attendance at special sessions, each member, in addition to mileage and expenses, shall receive a per diem calculated by the director of the Legislative Research Council equal to the normal daily compensation for the regular session immediately preceding the special session.
Source:
SL 1947, ch 241, §5; SL 1957, ch 279, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §55.0503-1; SL 1965, ch 230, §1; SL 1969, ch 207, §1; SL 1970, ch 14, §1; SL 1974, ch 23, §1; SL 1976, ch 23; SL 1978, ch 24, §7; SL 1981, ch 3, §10; SL 1983, ch 2, §11; SL 1988, ch 8, §5A; SL 1997, ch 18, §1; SL 1998, ch 10, §1; SL 2000, ch 20, §1; SL 2013, ch 15, §1; SL 2018, ch 25, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 04 - Sessions Of Legislature › Section 2-4-2.1 - Items constituting uncompensated expenses of legislators.

2-4-2.1. Items constituting uncompensated expenses of legislators.
The term, "uncompensated expenses," as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, postage, stationery, printing, office supplies, telephone, incidental costs in the maintenance of a legislative office at home, subscriptions to publications, conference dues, and travel for attendance at meetings with constituents, and such other unreimbursed costs associated with legislative service.
Source:
SL 1979, ch 13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 04 - Sessions Of Legislature › Section 2-4-2.2 - Compensation of legislators on committees, taking oath of office, or attending Governor's budget report.

2-4-2.2. Compensation of legislators on committees, taking oath of office, or attending Governor's budget report.
The salary or per diem compensation for members of the Legislature serving on legislative committees, boards, or commissions, taking the oath of office, or attending the Governor's budget report required by §4-7-9 if the report is given in person by the Governor, is equal to the rate set by subdivision 2-4-2(2).
Source:
SL 2002, ch 18, §4; SL 2015, ch 16, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 04 - Sessions Of Legislature › Section 2-4-2.3 - Compensation of legislators prior to oath of office.

2-4-2.3. Compensation of legislators prior to oath of office.
The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate may authorize the payment of a salary or per diem compensation to a person who has been elected or appointed to the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, but has not yet received the oath of office, if the person is required to attend legislative committees, boards, or commissions, or attends the taking of the oath of office, or the Governor's budget report required by §4-7-9 if the report is given in person by the Governor. The payment shall be equal to the rate set by subdivision 2-4-2(2).
Source:
SL 2014, ch 12, §1; SL 2015, ch 16, §2.