2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 01 - General Provisions And State Board
§ 12-1-36 Verification of signatures on nominating petitions by random sampling.
12-1-36. Verification of signatures on nominating petitions by random sampling. The secretary of state shall verify the signatures received pursuant to § 12-1-35 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 five percent of the signatures received.
Source: SL 2015, ch 75, § 2.
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