2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 2 - LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES
Chapter 01 - Initiative and Referendum.
§ 2-1-1.2 Petition to be circulated for initiated measure--Time for signatures and filing.

2-1-1.2. Petition to be circulated for initiated measure--Time for signatures and filing. The petition as it is to be circulated for an initiated measure shall be filed with the secretary of state prior to circulation for signatures and shall:

(1) Contain the full text of the initiated measure;

(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 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 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. The form shall be approved by the secretary of state prior to circulation.

For any initiated measure petition, no signatures may be obtained more than twenty-four months preceding the general election that was designated at the time of filing of the full text. The initiated measure petition shall be filed with the secretary of state at least one year before the next general election. 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.

Source: SL 2012, ch 18, § 3.