Nist v. Herseth

WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.

On February 1, 1978, the South Dakota House of Representatives passed House Bill No. 1277, entitled “An Act to Repeal the Guest Statute.” The bill passed the Senate without amendment on February 7, 1978, and was signed by the Governor on February 23, 1978, and now appears as Ch. 240, Laws of 1978. On March 10,1978, pursuant to SDCL 2-1-6.1 a blank copy of a referendum petition identifying the above described Act as the object of a referral effort was filed with the Secretary of State, defendant herein. By May 25, 1978, the petition in 356 sections containing 17,666…