South Dakota Senate Bill 67 (2015)
| South Dakota Senate Bill 67 | |
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| Legislature: | South Dakota State Legislature |
| Text: | SB 67 |
| Sponsor(s): | Senate State Affairs Committee |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced: | January 13, 2015 |
| State house: | March 10, 2015 |
| State senate: | February 4, 2015 |
| Governor: | Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) |
| Signed: | March 30, 2015 |
| Legal environment | |
| State law: | Initiatives and referendums |
| Code: | South Dakota State Statutes |
| Section: | § 12-1-13, 14 |
South Dakota Senate Bill 67, which made non-substantive changes to the rules governing challenges to signature petitions, was introduced by the Senate State Affairs Committee on January 13, 2015. It was unanimously approved in the South Dakota State Senate on February 4, 2015. In the South Dakota House of Representatives, the bill was approved on March 10, 2015, with three dissenters. Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) signed the bill into law on March 30, 2015.[1]
Provisions
The changes made by Senate Bill 67 were technical and did not significantly affect the initiative or referendum process in South Dakota.[2]
Bill text
The full text of the amended sections is below:[2]
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12-1-13. Within five business days after a nominating, initiative, or referendum petition is filed with the person in charge of the election, any interested person who has researched the signatures contained on the petition may file an affidavit stating that the petition contains deficiencies as to the number of signatures from persons who are eligible to sign the petition. The affidavit shall include an itemized listing of the specific deficiencies in question. Any challenge to the certification or rejection of a nominating petition for a primary election made in circuit court shall be commenced no later than the third Tuesday in March. This action takes precedence over other cases in circuit court. Any party appealing the circuit court order to the Supreme Court shall file a notice of appeal within ten days of the date of the notice of the entry of the circuit court order. Any statewide initiated measure or referendum petition may be challenged by any person pursuant to this section by submitting an affidavit as set forth above within thirty days after the petition is filed with the person in charge of the election. 12-1-14. The person in charge of the election shall verify the information contained in the affidavit submitted pursuant to § 12-1-13 and make a written declaration regarding the validity of the signatures in question. The person in charge of the election shall verify that each person, challenged pursuant to § 12-1-13, was a registered voter at the time the person signed the petition by using the registration documents on file.[3] |
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Open States, "South Dakota Senate Bill 67 (2015)," accessed December 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Dakota Legislature, "Senate Bill 67 (2015)," accessed December 28, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
