5:02:08:08.  Form of referendum petition. The referendum petition form shall follow the specifications provided in this section.

 

The petition of referendum shall be in the following form:

 

REFERENDUM PETITION

 

          WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of the state of South Dakota, petition that the following law, as enacted by the Legislature of the state of South Dakota, be submitted to the voters of the state of South Dakota at the general election on November ____, 20_____, for their approval or rejection pursuant to the Constitution of the state of South Dakota.

 

          (Here insert the title of law to be submitted and the effective date of the referred law.)

 

(Insert the instructions to voters and signature blanks prescribed in § 5:02:08:00.03.)

 

VERIFICATION BY PERSON CIRCULATING PETITION

 

          INSTRUCTIONS TO CIRCULATOR: This section (bold) must (unbold) be completed following circulation and before filing.

 

 

I, under oath, state that I circulated the above petition, that each signer personally signed this petition in my presence, that I am not attesting to any signature obtained by any other person, that I am a resident of South Dakota, that I made reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge each person signing the petition is a qualified voter in the county indicated on the signature line, that no state statute regarding petition circulation was knowingly violated, and that either the signer or I added the printed name, the residence address of the signer, the date of signing, and the county of voter registration.

____________________________________          ____________________________________

Circulator ID Number (paid circulator only)           Signature of Circulator

 

Sworn to before me this ________ day of _____________, 20_____.

 

               (Seal)                                                          ____________________________________

                                                                                       Signature of Officer Administering Oath

My Commission Expires _______________

                                                                                  ____________________________________

                                                                                       Title of Officer Administering Oath

 

          Source: 2 SDR 46, effective December 30, 1975; 3 SDR 69, effective April 10, 1977; 6 SDR 25, effective September 24, 1979; 16 SDR 20, effective August 10, 1989; 26 SDR 168, effective June 25, 2000; 33 SDR 230, effective July 1, 2007; 36 SDR 112, effective January 11, 2010; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018; 47 SDR 37, effective October 6, 2020.

          General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(7).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 2-1-3, 2-1-3.1, 2-1-7, 2-1-10.