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South Dakota 1916 ballot measures
In 1916, voters decided on 14 statewide ballot measures in South Dakota on November 7.
- Nine of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Three of the measures were indirect initiated state statutes.
- Two of the measures were veto referendums.
- Voters approved four (29%) and rejected ten (71%) measures.
On the ballot
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Fossil fuels; Transportation | Allow the state to construct and maintain roads and supply coal from state lands |
|
75,922 (69%) |
33,521 (31%) |
|
| Amendment 2 | Irrigation | Allow the legislature to establish irrigation districts and fund irrigation of agricultural land through special assessments on the benefitted land |
|
58,775 (57%) |
44,238 (43%) |
|
| Amendent 3 | Business taxes; Income taxes; Property taxes | Revise Article XI on revenue and finance |
|
43,793 (44%) |
55,568 (56%) |
|
| Amendment 4 | Property taxes | Allow the state or counties to establish a rural credit system allowing loans and credit to residents based on real estate security |
|
57,569 (58%) |
41,957 (42%) |
|
| Amendment 5 | Constitutional conventions | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution and reduce the number of convention members to match the number of state senators |
|
35,377 (39%) |
56,432 (61%) |
|
| Amendment 7 | Alcohol | Prohibit the production and sale of alcohol |
|
65,334 (55%) |
53,380 (45%) |
|
| Amendment 8 | Public education funding; Public land | Remove five-year lease limits on school lands |
|
41,379 (40%) |
61,798 (60%) |
|
| Amendment 9 | Salaries | Allow the legislature to determine the salaries of state officials by a two-thirds vote |
|
39,169 (39%) |
61,223 (61%) |
|
| Referred Law 1 | Primary elections | Regulate political party transactions to simplify primary elections, ensure party accountability to the people, and reduce election costs |
|
52,410 (50%) |
52,733 (50%) |
|
| Referred Law 2 | Alcohol; Business | Regulate the issuance of permits for the sale of intoxicating liquors by calling an election on the matter through a petition process |
|
49,174 (47%) |
54,422 (53%) |
|
| Amendment 4 | Banking | Establish a Department of Banking and Finance |
|
47,715 (48%) |
52,205 (52%) |
|
| Referred Law 5 | Jury rules | Require a five-sixths jury verdict in civil trials |
|
49,601 (49%) |
51,529 (51%) |
|
| State Banking Board Initiative | Administrative organization; Banking | Create a state banking board |
|
47,925 (49%) |
50,226 (51%) |
|
| Women's Suffrage Amendment | Sex and gender; Suffrage | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution |
|
53,432 (48%) |
58,350 (52%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
- List of South Dakota ballot measures
- 1916 ballot measures
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