South Dakota Amendment, Legislative Sessions Measure (1962)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions and State legislative structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Legislative Sessions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing annual legislative sessions of 45 days in odd-numbered years and 30 days in even-numbered years, excluding Sundays, holidays, and recesses from the day count, with no fixed adjournment date other than the session length. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing annual legislative sessions of 45 days in odd-numbered years and 30 days in even-numbered years, excluding Sundays, holidays, and recesses from the day count, with no fixed adjournment date other than the session length. |
Election results
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South Dakota Legislative Sessions Amendment |
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101,548 | 53.54% | ||
| No | 88,118 | 46.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Legislative Sessions Amendment was as follows:
| “ | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and Agreeing to an Amendment to Section 6 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, an amendment to Section 7 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota and an Amendment to Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, Relating to sessions of the Legislature. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the South Dakota Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the South Dakota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 36 votes in the South Dakota House of Representatives and 18 votes in the South Dakota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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