South Dakota 1988 ballot measures

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In 1988, voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures in South Dakota on November 8.

• Two of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Two of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Three of the measures were indirect initiated state statutes.
• Voters approved five (63%) and rejected three (37%) measures.

On the ballot

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Initiative process; Ballot measures	Allow initiated measures to go directly to the ballot with enough voter signatures	a	153,168 (52%)	140,188 (48%)
IndICA	Amendment B	Gambling	Authorize gambling in the city of Deadwood	a	191,745 (64%)	106,444 (36%)
IndICA	Amendment C	Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits; Legislature	Revise limitations on property taxes		116,240 (39%)	184,452 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Corrections; Administrative organization	Abolish the Board of Charities and Corrections	a	171,282 (59%)	121,410 (41%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 1	Mineral resources	Require large-scale metallic mineral mines to restore land, treat waste, and meet environmental standards		123,738 (41%)	181,729 (59%)
IndISS	Initiative 2	Mineral resources; Sales taxes; Pollution	Enact a 4% sales tax on metallic minerals from large-scale surface mines in South Dakota		105,859 (35%)	196,037 (65%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 3	Agriculture; Business	Prohibit corporations, except family farm corporations, from operating hog confinement facilities and expand the definition of family farm corporations	a	178,955 (60%)	120,605 (40%)
VR	Referred Law 4	Utilities; Business; Telecommunications	Revise the regulations on telecommunications companies from the Public Utilities Commission	a	161,173 (53%)	142,695 (47%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
• List of South Dakota ballot measures
• 1988 ballot measures

External links

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