South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum
Section 2-1-2.3 - Withdrawal of initiated measure.

2-1-2.3. Withdrawal of initiated measure.
A petition of the voters proposing an initiated measure may be withdrawn not later than one hundred twenty days prior to the next general election, if not less than two-thirds of the named sponsors file with the secretary of state, in writing, their request for withdrawal of the question from the ballot. The secretary of state shall attach to the petitions on file the request for withdrawal and shall take no other action thereon.

Source: SL 2009, ch 64, ยง9, eff. July 1, 2010.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

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 2-1-1.5 - Paid circulators--Application for registration--Process--Certification requirements.

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 2-1-15 - Examination of petition by secretary of state--Signature not to be counted unless person is registered voter and information is accurate and complete.

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.