South Dakota 1972 ballot measures

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In 1972, voters decided on six statewide ballot measures in South Dakota on November 7.

• Five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was an indirect initiated state statute.
• Voters approved five (83%) and rejected one (17%) measures.

On the ballot

November 7, 1972

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Voting age	Establish 18 as the minimum voting age	a	206,170 (73%)	75,765 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Term limits; State executive; State executive; State executive structure; Administrative organization	Reduction of government and term limitations for state constitutional officers	a	182,248 (65%)	96,944 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Judiciary; Judiciary; Judiciary structure; Judicial authority	Establish a Unified Court System	a	177,235 (66%)	89,358 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Local government	Expand home rule, allow the Legislature authority to organize local governments, and allow intergovernmental cooperation under legislative restrictions	a	152,474 (59%)	107,296 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment E	Initiative process; Ballot measures; Constitutional conventions	Establishes the initiated constitutional amendment process and other changes	a	173,541 (67%)	84,939 (33%)
IndISS	Initiative 1	Hunting	Permit the hunting of mourning doves		96,103 (33%)	192,350 (67%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
• List of South Dakota ballot measures
• 1972 ballot measures

External links

• South Dakota Political Almanac, 1890-2012 Ballot Measure Results