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South Dakota Legislative Travel Reimbursement Amendment, Constitutional Amendment N (2012)
| Constitutional Amendment N | |
|---|---|
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| Type | legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
| Origin | South Dakota Legislature |
| Topic | Admin. of gov't. |
| Status |  |
The South Dakota Legislative Travel Reimbursement Amendment, also known as Constitutional Amendment N, was on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of South Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have struck a provision from the state constitution that reimburses state lawmakers five cents a mile for their first and last trips to and from the legislative session. The sponsor of the measure was State Rep. James Bolin, who said the provision, enacted in 1889, was out of date.[1][2]
Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
The following are official election results:
| South Dakota Amendment N | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 215,675 | 63.18% | ||
| Yes | 125,715 | 36.82% | ||
Official results via South Dakota Secretary of State.
Text of measure
The official ballot text read as follows:[3]
Title: An Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution repealing certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.
Explanation: The Constitution fixes the mileage reimbursement rate for legislators at five cents per mile for their travel to and from a legislative session.
Constitutional Amendment N repeals this constitutional limitation and allows legislator travel reimbursement to be set by the Legislature.
A vote “Yes” will eliminate the fixed travel reimbursement rate.
A vote “No” will leave the Constitution as it is.
Support
No formal support was identified.
Opposition
No formal opposition was identified.
Path to the ballot
Section 1 of Article XXIII of the South Dakota Constitution says that the South Dakota State Legislature can refer a proposed amendment to the state's voters through a majority vote.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Aberdeen News, "SD lawmakers seek end to required 5-cent mileage reimbursement, a provision written in 1889," January 23, 2012
- ↑ Mitchell Republic, "Legislature places balanced-budget constitutional amendment on ballot," February 29, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Constitutional Amendment N," accessed August 28, 2012
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