South Dakota Legislative Travel Reimbursement Amendment, Constitutional Amendment N (2012)
| Constitutional Amendment N | |
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| Type: | legislatively-referred constitutional amendment |
| Constitution: | South Dakota Constitution |
| Referred by: | South Dakota Legislature |
| Topic: | Admin. of gov't. |
| Status: |  |
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Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
The following are official election results:
| South Dakota Amendment N | ||||
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| 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
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State,"Constitutional Amendment N," retrieved August 28, 2012
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