Initiated constitutional amendment--Petition--Finalization--Contents--Eligible sponsor--Circulator handout--Circulation period--Signatures and affidavit filing--Form

A petition sponsor shall file, in a physical and electronic copy format, a petition for an initiated amendment to the South Dakota Constitution, as it is to be circulated, with the secretary of state before the petition may be circulated and at least one year before the next general election at which the initiated amendment to the constitution is proposed to be submitted to the voters. The petition must: (1) Be accompanied by the full text of the initiated amendment in fourteen-point font; (2) Designate, in fourteen-point font, the date of the general election at which the initiated amendment is to be submitted; (3) Contain, in fourteen-point font, the title and explanation of the initiated amendment as prepared by the attorney general, pursuant to § 12-13-25.1 ; (4) Contain the fiscal note, if any, prepared pursuant to § 2-9-30 , in fourteen-point font; (5) Be accompanied by a notarized affidavit form, signed by each person who is a petition sponsor, which includes the name and address of each petition sponsor; and (6) Be accompanied by a statement of organization as provided in §