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 ________________________.
________________________________
Signature of Circulator
Sworn to before me this _____ day of __________, ______.
(Seal)
________________________________
Signature of Officer Administering Oath
My commission expires _________.
________________________________
Title of Officer Administering Oath
S.D. Admin. R. 5:02:08:17
General Authority: SDCL 12-1-9(7).
Law Implemented: SDCL 9-13-30.