2011 South Dakota Code
Title 12 ELECTIONS
Chapter 13. Constitutional Amendments And Submitted Questions
§12-13-25.1 Submission of initiative or initiated amendment to attorney general--Statement of attorney general--Title--Explanation--Filing with secretary of state--Recitation.

12-13-25.1. Submission of initiative or initiated amendment to attorney general--Statement of attorney general--Title--Explanation--Filing with secretary of state--Recitation. Following receipt of the written comments of the director of the Legislative Research Council, the sponsors shall submit a copy of the initiative or initiated amendment to the Constitution in final form, to the attorney general. The attorney general shall prepare an attorney general's statement which consists of a title and explanation. The title shall be a concise statement of the subject of the proposed initiative or initiated amendment to the Constitution. The explanation shall be an objective, clear, and simple summary to educate the voters of the purpose and effect of the proposed initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution. The attorney general shall include a description of the legal consequences of the proposed amendment or initiated measure, including the likely exposure of the state to liability if the proposed amendment or initiated measure is adopted. The explanation may not exceed two hundred words in length. The attorney general shall file the title and explanation with the secretary of state and shall provide a copy to the sponsors within sixty days of receipt of the initiative or initiated amendment to the Constitution.

If the petition is filed as set forth in § 2-1-2, the attorney general shall deliver to the secretary of state before the third Tuesday in May a simple recitation of a "Yes" or "No" vote. On the printed ballots, the title shall be followed by the explanation and the explanation shall be followed by the recitation.

Source: SL 2009, ch 64, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010.