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South Dakota 1936 ballot measures
In 1936, voters decided on five statewide ballot measures in South Dakota on November 3.
- Five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Voters approved five and rejected zero measures.
On the ballot
November 3, 1936
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment A | Legislative structure; Redistricting | Reduce the size limits of the House of Representatives and Senate, and requiring population counts every ten years starting in 1935 |
|
125,597 (57%) |
92,961 (43%) |
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Amendment B | Term limits | Limit the State Treasurer to serving two consecutive terms, and establish the election of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a non-partisan office |
|
137,247 (62%) |
82,611 (38%) |
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Amendment C | Term limits | Establish the office of County Superintendent as non-partisan, and allow the Superintendent and Clerk of Courts to serve succeeding terms |
|
134,836 (62%) |
82,647 (38%) |
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Amendment D | Debt limits | Remove counties' authority for rural credit program, and eliminate the state's debt limit exception for rural credits |
|
109,703 (54%) |
94,571 (46%) |
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Amendment E | Business; Banking | Exempt shareholders of state banks from personal liability if federal law exempts national bank shareholders and the state bank is a member of the FDIC |
|
109,154 (53%) |
96,760 (47%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
- List of South Dakota ballot measures
- 1936 ballot measures
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