South Dakota 1978 ballot measures

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In 1978, voters decided on seven statewide ballot measures in South Dakota on November 7.

• Four of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Three of the measures were indirect initiated state statutes.
• Voters approved three (43%) and rejected four (57%) measures.

On the ballot

November 7, 1978

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Salaries; Legislature; Legislative processes	Set a forty legislative day session for the legislature and remove the allowance limitation for legislator travel reimbursement		104,367 (46%)	122,429 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Public education funding; Restricted-use funds	Remove constitutional limits on how school and endowment funds are invested, and allow the Legislature to authorize more flexible and potentially higher-risk investments		106,461 (48%)	113,742 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Mineral resources; Public land	Preserve mineral rights in public lands	a	115,871 (53%)	104,264 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Supermajority; Tax administration; Legislature	Require legislative approval or voter initiative with legislative approval to increase existing tax rates or levies	a	116,647 (53%)	103,621 (47%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 1	Utilities	Restructure gas and electric rates to lower costs for basic usage and promote conservation by charging higher rates for excessive consumption		91,707 (39%)	140,899 (61%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 2	Agriculture; Food; Business; Administrative organization	Repeal the Dairy Industry Marketing Act	a	120,813 (53%)	109,109 (47%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 3	Sexual content regulations	Revise obscenity laws and penalties		60,051 (25%)	176,152 (75%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
• List of South Dakota ballot measures
• 1978 ballot measures

External links

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