Section 2-15-16 - DefinitionsTerms used in §§ 2-15-17 to 2-15-21, inclusive, mean:
(1) "Article V convention," convention for proposing amendments as expressly provided in Article V of the United States of America Constitution; and(2) "Article V application," a joint resolution passed by the State Legislature of South Dakota on the same subject or containing the same proposed amendment text as thirty-three other sovereign states requiring Congress to call an Article V convention by setting the time and place; and(3) "Delegate" or "alternate," any person selected by the State Legislature of South Dakota or any other method provided by law to represent the State of South Dakota at an Article V convention; and(4) "Legislative instructions," instructions given by the State Legislature to delegates and alternates before and during an Article V convention; and(5) "Unauthorized amendment," any proposed amendment that is outside the subject matter or permitted text.Added by S.L. 2015, ch. 2,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.