SB 33 — modify the number of signatures required on certain election-related petitions.

33A26.318.25 101st Legislative Session 33 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 33 AMENDMENT 33A FOR THE INTRODUCED BILL Introduced by:

B E IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATES TATE OF SOUTHS OUTH D AKOTA :

33A26.318.25 2 33 (5) "Elector," a person an individual qualified to register as a voter, whether or not the person is registered;

33A26.318.25 3 33 declaration of candidacy if required and the verification of the circulator.

33A26.318.25 4 33 (19)(21) "Registered mail," a secured class of mail service that does not include certified mail;

33A26.318.25 5 33 whereupon the party shall, under the party name chosen, have The secretary of state shall verify the signatures.

The If the political party is formed before the second Tuesday of December in the year prior to the election, the nominating petition for a candidate for an office must contain the required number of signatures for that office, pursuant to § 12-6-7.

IfSection the4. political party is formed on or after the second Tuesday of December in the year prior to the election, the nominating petition for a candidate must contain at least the signatures of:

(1) Two hundred fifty registered voters in the party, for a candidate for statewide or federal office;

and (2) Five registered voters in the party, for a candidate for legislative or county office.

Overstrikes indicate deleted language.

33A 6 33 Section 4.

(1)Overstrikes Theindicate namedeleted oflanguage. the proposed party;

26.318.25 6 33 (1) The name of the proposed party;

The petition for a candidate for the Legislature shall must designate the senatorial Overstrikesor indicaterepresentative deleteddistrict language.number and house the legislative chamber for which the person individual is a candidate.

33A 7 33 or representative district number and house the legislative chamber for which the person individual is a candidate.

A petition for the Legislature, county party office, or county political public office shall be signed by not less than one percent of the voters who voted for that party's gubernatorial candidate at the lastOverstrikes gubernatorialindicate election,deleted orlanguage. fifty voters, in the county, part of the county, or district electing a candidate to fill the office, whichever is less.

26.318.25 7 33 last gubernatorial election, or fifty voters, in the county, part of the county, or district electing a candidate to fill the office, whichever is less.

Overstrikes(4) indicateFive deletedsignatures language.for a new party legislative candidate whose district either in whole or in part includes that county;

33A 8 33 (4) Five signatures for a new party legislative candidate whose district either in whole or in part includes that county;

or (6) Three signatures for a new party county commissioner district candidate The nominating petition of a candidate for a federal public office or a statewide party or partisan public office must be signed by at least one percent of the number of registered voters affiliated with the candidate's party in the state, as recorded by the secretaryOverstrikes ofindicate statedeleted onlanguage. the second Tuesday of December in the year prior to the election, or two thousand two hundred fifty voters, whichever is less.

26.318.25 8 33 secretary of state on the second Tuesday of December in the year prior to the election, or two thousand two hundred fifty voters, whichever is less.

The nominating petition of a candidate for a federal public office or a statewide partisan public office must be signed by at least one-half of one percent of the number of registered voters in the state, as recorded by the secretary of state on the second Tuesday Overstrikesof indicateDecember deletedin language.the year prior to the election, or three thousand five hundred voters, whichever is less.

33A 9 33 of December in the year prior to the election, or three thousand five hundred voters, whichever is less.

TheOverstrikes Stateindicate Boarddeleted oflanguage. Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, prescribing the forms for the certificate of nomination form of the nominating petition.

26.318.25 9 33 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, prescribing the forms for the certificate of nomination form of the nominating petition.

If an independent candidate for Vice President withdraws pursuant to § 12-6-55, no independent candidate for President shall have the candidate's name printed upon a ballot unless a replacement selection for Vice President is certified to the secretary of state by the second Tuesday in August the independent candidate for President must nominate a replacement by certifying the nomination to the Overstrikessecretary indicateof deletedstate language.no later than five p.m.

33A 10 33 secretary of state no later than five p.m.

TheOverstrikes Stateindicate Boarddeleted oflanguage. Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, prescribing the forms for the certificate of nomination nominating petition and the certification for Vice President.

26.318.25 10 33 The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, prescribing the forms for the certificate of nomination nominating petition and the certification for Vice President.