Any person circulating an initiative or referendum petition shall verify that each person signing the petition is a resident and qualified voter of the municipality. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 prescribing the format for an initiative and referendum petition and its verification.
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-20-9
Requirements for persons circulating petition--Board of elections to promulgate rules--Scope of rules
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Baker v. Jackson (1985)
Most recently applied in Anderson v. City of Tea (December 2006)
Source: SDC 1939, § 45.1013; SL 1999, ch 41, § 3; SL 2000, ch 19, § 3.
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