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• Notary Questioned About Seal In Smoking Ban Trial 

Jump to full article: KELOLAND TV (Sioux Falls, SD), 2009-11-12

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South Dakota's smoking ban faces one burning question. Did the notaries who verified the petitions do enough to make them official?

A two-day trial started Thursday in Pierre. The opponents of the ban are only 18 signatures short of getting the issue on the ballot.

Several notaries took the witness stand Thursday and were questioned about how they signed and dated the petitions and if they did it legally.

Linda Wegman was one of the notaries questioned and always thought she had her 'I's' dotted and 'T's' crossed when it came to notarizing documents.

"It's hard to remember the date so I had my date printed right on it, thought I had all my bases covered," Wegman said.

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