South Dakota Repeal Initiative Petition Circulator Directory and Badge Requirement Initiative (2020)
| South Dakota Repeal Initiative Petition Circulator Directory and Badge Requirement Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Direct democracy measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The South Dakota Repeal Initiative Petition Circulator Directory and Badge Requirement Initiative was not on the ballot in South Dakota as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020.
This initiative would have repealed Chapter 14 of the South Dakota 2019 session laws, which was passed in the legislature as House Bill 1094. House Bill 1094 included the following provisions, among others concerning the state's initiative and referendum process, that would have been repealed by the initiative.[1][2]
- HB 1094 required petition circulators to register with the secretary of state and provide certain information that would be kept in a public record circulator directory under a unique ID number for each circulator.
- It established a paid petition circulator registration fee of $20.
- It required petitioners to wear a badge identifying the committee and ballot measure for which they are collecting signatures, their paid or volunteer status, and their state-provided circulator ID number.
- It removed the requirement that petition sheets contain the name, phone number, and address of petition circulators, a provision that would be reinstated by this initiative.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for this measure would have been as follows:[2]
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An initiated measure seeking to repeal the petition circulator directory and other laws governing ballot measure circulators.[3] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot explanation for this measure would have been as follows:[2]
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This measure seeks to repeal legislation regarding ballot measure petition circulators. The legislation, enacted in 2019, requires the Secretary of State to maintain a directory of people who circulate statewide ballot measure petitions. Upon a circulator's submission of an application, the Secretary of State issues an identification number and badge. The circulator must wear the badge when circulating petitions. The badge contains the circulator's ID number, but not the circulator's name or personal information. It also identifies the applicable ballot question committee and whether the circulator is paid or a volunteer. The 2019 legislation requires that the circulator's ID number be provided to petition signers and also appear on the petition signature pages. In addition, the legislation removes the requirement that circulators'residency information be included in affidavits that petition sponsors file with the Secretary of State. This initiated measure seeks to repeal that 2019 legislation and return to the former requirements in the law. These requirements include presenting petition signers with the circulator's name, phone number, and email address. The measure would also reinstate the requirement that the affidavits filed by petition sponsors contain certain information regarding circulators' residency.[3] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is as follows:
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Section 1: That chapter 14 of the 2019 Session Laws be repealed.[3] |
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Chapter 14 of the 2019 session laws was passed in the legislature and signed into law as House Bill 1094. The full text of House Bill 1094, which would be repealed by this initiative, can be accessed by clicking here.
Path to the ballot
In South Dakota, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast for governor in the previous gubernatorial election. Signatures must be submitted by the first Tuesday of May during a general election year.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 16,961 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was November 4, 2019.
Once the signatures have been gathered and filed, the secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method.
Stages of this initiative
- Cory Allen Heidelberger of SD Voice filed this initiative and received comments on form and wording from the legislative research council on June 28, 2019.[1]
- The attorney general issued a ballot title and explanation for the final version of the initiative on August 27, 2019.[2]
- Proponents did not submit signatures by the deadline.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 South Dakota Secretary of State, "Potential 2020 Ballot Questions," accessed September 1, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 South Dakota Secretary of State, "Attorney General's Statement for initiated measure (petition circulator laws)," August 26, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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