Within five business days after a nominating, initiative, or referendum petition, excluding petitions for statewide initiative, referendum, or constitutional initiative petitions, is6 validated and filed with the person in charge of the election, any interested person who has7 researched the signatures contained on the petition or, for a nominating petition, has researched the information contained in the declaration of candidacy, may submit an affidavit stating that9 the petition contains deficiencies as to the number of signatures of persons who are eligible to10 sign the petition or that the declaration of candidacy is not valid. The affidavit shall include an11 itemized listing of the specific deficiencies in question. Any challenge to the following items is prohibited under this challenge process: (1)Signer does not live at address listed on the petition; 100 copies were printed on recycled paper by the South DakotaLegislative Research Council at a cost of $.167 per page.v Insertions into existing statutes are indicated by underscores.Deletions from existing statutes are indicated by overstrikes. - 2 -HB 1157 (2)Circulator does not live at address listed on the petition; (3)Circulator listed a residence address in South Dakota but is not a South Dakota2 resident; (4)Circulator did not witness the signers; (5)Signatures or petition sheets not included in the random sample. This subdivision5 applies only to petitions for statewide candidates, new party formation petitions, or6 to local jurisdictions that conduct random sampling; and7 (6)Petition that was originally rejected. All challenges by the same person or party in interest shall be included in one affidavit. The original signed affidavit shall be received by the person in charge of that election by10 5:00 p.m. local time on the deadline date. If the affidavit challenges any item that is prohibited11 by this section, only that line item shall be summarily rejected. The decision of the secretary of state or the person in charge of the election regarding a13 challenge under this section may not be challenged a second time with the secretary of state or14 the person in charge of the election, but may be appealed to the circuit court. Any challenge with15 the secretary of state may be appealed in Hughes County. An appeal challenging a nominating16 petition for a primary election, takes precedence over other cases in circuit court. Any party17 appealing the circuit court order to the Supreme Court shall file a notice of appeal within ten18 days of the date of the notice of the entry of the circuit court order. A failure to challenge a petition pursuant to in accordance with this section, does not deny20 a person any other legal remedy to challenge the filing of a nominating, initiative, or referendum21 petition in circuit court. A challenge to a petition in circuit court may include items prohibited22 in this section.