South Dakota 2014 ballot measures

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Three ballot measures were certified for the November 4, 2014 ballot in the state of South Dakota. All three were approved. Two of the measures were initiated state statutes, and the third was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.

Topics on the ballot included minimum wage, insurance and gambling.

South Dakota's 2014 legislative session ran from January 14 to March 31, 2014. Section 1 of Article XXIII of the South Dakota Constitution states that the South Dakota State Legislature can refer a proposed amendment to the state's voters through a majority vote. Two legislatively referred constitutional amendments were proposed. Only one was referred to the ballot.

Two initiated state statutes qualified for the ballot. The filing deadline for initiated state statutes and initiated constitutional amendments was November 4, 2013. An initiated amendment required 31,708 signatures to qualify for the ballot and an initiated statute required 15,854 signatures. All veto referendums had to be filed less than 60 days after the final adjournment of the legislature that passed the bill. Proponents of a veto referendum would have had to collect 15,854 signatures.

Historical facts

• Between 1990 and 2013, an average of six measures appeared on even-numbered year ballots in South Dakota. Therefore, 2014 was a below-average year, based on the number of certified measures.
• From 1990 to 2014, the number of measures on statewide, even-year ballots ranged from three to eleven.
• Since 1990, 31 of 80, or 39 percent, of South Dakota ballot measures have been approved by voters; the approval rate of 100 percent in 2014 was therefore highly unusual.
• Conversely, 49 of 80, or 61 percent, of measures have been defeated.

On the ballot

See also: 2014 ballot measures

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiated Measure 17	Insurance	Allows patients to choose health care provider at no cost	a
CISS	Initiated Measure 18	Minimum wage	Raises the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 and increases it each year based on inflation	a
LRCA	Amendment Q	Gambling	Permits certain forms of gambling in the city of Deadwood upon local voter approval	a

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Two-Thirds Majority for Tax Increases Amendment	Taxes	Requires any ballot measure raising existing taxes or creating new ones receive two-thirds majority to be approved

See also

• 2014 ballot measures
• South Dakota signature requirements
• List of South Dakota ballot measures
• Procedures for qualifying an initiative in South Dakota
• Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota

External links

• South Dakota 2014 Ballot Questions
• South Dakota Initiatives & Referendums General Information