South Dakota House Bill 1096 (2014)
| House Bill 1096 | |
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| Legislature: | South Dakota State Senate |
| Text: | HB 1096 |
| Sponsor(s): | Rep. Herman Otten (R-6) & Sen. Mark Kirkeby (R-35) |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced: | January 24, 2014 |
| State house: | February 24, 2014 |
| State senate: | March 5, 2014 |
| Governor: | Dennis Daugaard (R) |
| Signed: | March 31, 2014 |
| Legal environment | |
| State law: | Signature petition challenges |
| Code: | State Code: Petition challenges |
| Section: | Section 12-1-13 |
| Impact on initiative rights | |
 | Unavailable |
South Dakota House Bill 1096, concerning challenges to signature petitions, was introduced by its sponsors Rep. Herman Otten (R-6) and Sen. Mark Kirkeby (R-35) on January 24. It was signed into law after approval in both the State House and Senate by Gov. Dougaard (R) on March 31, 2014.[1]
Provisions
HB 1096 allowed and made changes to the procedure for challenges to the sufficiency of signature petitions.[1]
Changes in code
The bill amended section 12-1-13 of the state code, concerning signature petition challenges, to read:[2]
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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 statewide initiated measure or referendum petition may be challenged by any person pursuant to this section by filing an affidavit as set forth above within thirty days after the petition is filed with the person in charge of the election.[3] |
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See also
- Changes in 2014 to laws governing ballot measures
- Laws governing ballot measures in South Dakota
- Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
- South Dakota House of Representatives
- South Dakota State Senate
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Openstates.org, "South Dakota House Bill 1096," accessed August 2014
- ↑ LegiScan, "Text of House Bill 1096," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
