{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-2-1-15","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 2-1-15","heading":"Petition examined by secretary of state--Public record--Signature count--Random sample.","body":"Upon receipt of a petition to initiate an amendment to the South Dakota Constitution, initiate a measure, or refer a law to a vote of the electors of the state, the secretary of state shall promptly examine and catalogue the petition and petition signatures and make them available to the public upon request and payment of the fee required by § 1-8-10.\nAn individual's signature may not be counted by the secretary of state if:\n(1) The individual is not a registered voter in the county indicated on the signature line; or\n(2) The information provided by the individual on the petition form is not accurate or complete.\nIf the address provided by the individual is not substantially the same as the address at which the individual is currently registered to vote, the secretary of state may not count the signature.\nThe secretary of state shall generate the random sample under § 2-1-16 within five days of completing the examination and cataloguing of the petition signatures and shall make the random sample validation sheets available to the public, upon request and payment of the fee required by § 1-8-10.","path":["TITLE 2. LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES","CHAPTER 2-1. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/2-1-15","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"e561e05060b6f3060b5b34f32e2638a2b49e3e6e8cb393a253475bccc0476b23","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-2-1-14","next":"us-sd/sdcl-2-1-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}