5:02:08:09. Form of initiated constitutional amendment petition or initiated petition for repeal of constitutional provision. The petition for initiated constitutional amendment or repeal shall be in the following form:
INITIATED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PETITION
or
INITIATED PETITION FOR REPEAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of the state of South Dakota, petition that the following section or sections and article or articles of the South Dakota Constitution be (repealed) (amended) and that this proposal be submitted to the voters of the state of South Dakota at the general election on November ____, 20____, for their approval or rejection.
Title:
Attorney General Explanation:
(Here identify the section or sections and article or articles proposed to be repealed or amended. State the exact text of the amendment.)
(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.
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Print name of the circulator Residence Address City State
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 _______________
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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; 42 SDR 178, effective July 1, 2016; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018; 47 SDR 37, effective October 6, 2020.
General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(7).
Law Implemented: S.D. Constitution, art XXIII, § 1; SDCL 2-1-1.1, 2-1-10.
