Supporters of a smoking ban may start petition drive

Publication Date: 2005-02-27

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• Publication:Rapid City Journal

A South Dakota state representative whose smoking-ban bill died in the 2005 Legislature says he is hearing from people who want to put the ban on the ballot.

A petition drive is a "tempting idea," said Rep. Larry Frost, R-Aberdeen, who added that he is considering it.

Any petitions would have to be ready by the spring of 2006 and would need to be signed by 5 percent of those who voted for governor in the last election. That's 16,728 signatures.