“We believe that any legislation that changes the initiative process through an emergency clause during the final few months of signature gathering should be held to a very high standard, given the risk of disruption and litigation. In our opinion, the issue of signature withdrawal does not meet that standard.”

“We strongly urge you to reject House Bill 1244. This legislation would cause a sudden disruption to the signature gathering process and undermine the constitutional ballot initiative rights of the people of South Dakota.”