2-1-1.3. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Circulates," either:
(a)Physically presents or otherwise makes available a ballot measure petition to another person for that person's signature; or
(b)Solicits from another person, personally and in the presence of such other person, a signature on a ballot measure petition, while acting in concert with another person who simultaneously physically presents or otherwise makes available the ballot measure petition;
(2)"Petition circulator," a person who is a resident of this state for at least thirty days prior to acting as a petition circulator, is at least eighteen years of age, and who, for pay or as a volunteer, circulates petitions for the purpose of placing ballot measures on any statewide election ballot;
(3)"Petition sponsor," any person who proposes the placement of a statewide ballot measure on the ballot;
(4)"Ballot measure," any measure placed on a statewide ballot in accordance with §2-1-1.1, 2-1-1.2, or 2-1-3.1;
(5)"Paid circulator," any person who receives money or anything of value as consideration, in whole or in part, for acting as a petition circulator;
(6)"Volunteer circulator," any person who does not receive money or anything of value as consideration, in whole or in part, for acting as a petition circulator.
Source: SL 2016, ch 24, §4; SL 2018, ch 22, §1; SL 2019, ch 14, §1, eff. July 1, 2020; SL 2020, ch 8, § 2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes
Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum
Section 2-1-1 - Initiative petitions--Number of signatures required.
Section 2-1-1.1 - Initiated constitutional amendment--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing.
Section 2-1-1.2 - Initiated measure--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing.
Section 2-1-1.3 - Definitions.
Section 2-1-1.6 - Paid circulators--Directory.
Section 2-1-1.7 - Registration fees.
Section 2-1-1.8 - Identification number and badge.
Section 2-1-1.9 - Paid circulator badge--Requirement--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 2-1-2.2 - Withdrawal of initiated constitutional amendment.
Section 2-1-2.3 - Withdrawal of initiated measure.
Section 2-1-3 - Referendum--Laws subject to petition--Form.
Section 2-1-3.1 - Referred law--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing.
Section 2-1-3.2 - Withdrawal of petition for referred law.
Section 2-1-5 - Total vote used to determine number of signers required in petitions.
Section 2-1-6 - Persons qualified to sign petitions--False or unqualified signing as misdemeanor.
Section 2-1-7 - Petitions to be signed in person.
Section 2-1-9 - Separate papers constituting single petition.
Section 2-1-10 - Verification of petition circulator--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 2-1-11 - Petitions liberally construed.
Section 2-1-11.1 - Initiated measure to embrace only one subject.
Section 2-1-12 - Effective date of measures approved by voters.
Section 2-1-14 - Signatures secured contrary to law not to be counted.
Section 2-1-16 - Signatures to be verified by random sampling--Methodology.
Section 2-1-17 - Certification of results of random sampling--Notification of petition sponsors.
Section 2-1-17.1 - Submission of affidavit challenging petition to secretary of state--Appeal.
Section 2-1-18 - Court challenge to petition.
Section 2-1-21 - Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty.