{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-12-13-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 12-13-1","heading":"Delivery of proposed questions to county auditors--Attorney general's explanation.","body":"The secretary of state, at least twelve weeks prior to the general election, shall deliver to each county auditor a certified copy of each initiated measure, referred law, or proposed amendment to the Constitution to be voted on at the election, together with a statement, title, explanation, and recitation as written pursuant to § 12-13-9 or 12-13-25.1 to be published preceding the text of the initiated measure, referred law, or proposed amendment. The attorney general shall prepare each statement, title, explanation, and recitation.","path":["TITLE 12. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 12-13. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND SUBMITTED QUESTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-13-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f8ad3295c3679f1782f311129a16b7929c45c31b79be31a960ed0f203f4392a9","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-12-12-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-12-13-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}