{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-2-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 2-1-6","heading":"Persons qualified to sign petitions--False or unqualified signing as misdemeanor.","body":"Every person who is a qualified voter may sign a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment or other measure or to refer a law. If a person, knowing he or she is not a qualified voter of the state or knowing that he or she has already signed the same petition, signs a petition for initiation of a constitutional amendment or other measure or for referral of legislation or if any person signs a name other than his or her own, that person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 2. LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES","CHAPTER 2-1. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/2-1-6","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"7ba10e32aee1a81d734a437d1403c02f0453bdc70efbd7d88a53167a201bf76b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-2-1-5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-2-1-6.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}