South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 5 - Secretary of State
Article 5:02 - State Board of Elections
Chapter 5:02:08 - Petitions
Section 5:02:08:17 - Municipal petition for recall

The municipal petition for recall must be in the following form:

PETITION FOR RECALL

IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ______________

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED qualified voters of the municipality of ________________, state of South Dakota, petition for a candidate election to be held for the purpose of recalling __________________________ from the office of ______________, based on the following grounds:

(Here list the grounds for recall.)

(Here insert the instructions to signers and signature blanks prescribed in § 5:02:08:00.03.)

VERIFICATION BY PERSON CIRCULATING PETITION

INSTRUCTIONS TO CIRCULATOR: This section (bold) must (unbold) be completed following circulation and before filing.

Print name of the circulator Residence Address City State

I, under oath, state that I circulated the above petition for recall, that each signer personally signed this petition in my presence, that either the signer or I added the printed name, the residence address of the signer, the date of signing, and the county of voter registration, that I attest the legality of the signatures and that each person signing this petition is a qualified voter of the municipality of ________________________.

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Signature of Circulator

Sworn to before me this _____ day of __________, ______.

(Seal)

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Signature of Officer Administering Oath

My commission expires _________.

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Title of Officer Administering Oath

General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(7).

Law Implemented: SDCL 9-13-30.