South Dakota 2010 ballot measures

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Four ballot measures were certified for the 2010 ballot in South Dakota. In 2010 the General Election was held on Tuesday, November 2.

• A total of five I&R's were filed for the 2010 ballot, with only two achieving ballot access.
  • The filing deadline for initiated state statutes was April 6, 2010.
  • The filing deadline for initiated constitutional amendments was November 2, 2009, although none were filed for 2010.

On the ballot

November 2:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment K	Labor	Protects the right to secret ballots in federal, state, and union representation elections	a
LRCA	Amendment L	Admin of gov't	Repeals the automatic annual transfer of $12 million from the trust fund to the state general fund	d
VR	Referred Law 12	Tobacco	Extends smoking ban to apply statewide	a
CISS	Initiated Measure 13	Marijuana	Proposes legalization of medical marijuana	d

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Status
LRCA	South Dakota Gambling Amendment	Gambling	Would have allowed unlimited gambling by removing all current gambling limits	House rejected measure
LRCA	Smoking Ban Alternative Amendment	Tobacco	Would have implemented a "weaker" smoking ban	rejected by House Health Committee
CISS	Embryonic Stem Cell Research Measure	Stem cells	Eases restrictions on stem cell research
CISS	Energy Turbine Restrictions Initiative	Natural resources	Place certain restrictions on the location of wind energy turbines
CISS	Health Care Amendment	Health care	Would nullify certain Federal health care laws within the state

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2010

• No local elections currently scheduled

Signature requirements

In 2010, initiated statute and veto referendum petitions both required 16,776 valid signatures (5% of the 2006 vote for governor) to qualify for the ballot. For initiated statutes, signatures had to be filed by April 6, 2010. For veto referendums, signatures had to be filed within 90 days after adjournment of the legislature at which the law was passed.

Initiated constitutional amendments required 33,551 valid signatures (10% of the 2006 vote for governor) and had to be filed by November 2, 2009.

See also

• 2010 ballot measures
• South Dakota signature requirements
• Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
• Campaign finance requirements for South Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in South Dakota
• Endorsements of South Dakota ballot measures, 2010

Articles

• South Dakotans say no to medical marijuana and yes to smoking ban
• South Dakota's 2010 ballot question guide is now available
• South Dakotans will see a thinner ballot for 2010
• 2010 official ballot titles set by South Dakota Attorney General
• Last day to file signatures for initiated state statutes in South Dakota

External links

• South Dakota 2010 Voter Pamphlet
• Ballot question measures on the 2010 General Election ballot

Additional reading

• NECN,"South Dakota ballot measures," October 25, 2010
• Dakota Voice,"Ballot Propositions to Affect South Dakota’s Constitution," September 27, 2010