South Dakota Amendment 3, Remove Superintendent of Schools Term Limit Measure (1914)
| South Dakota Amendment 3 | |
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| Topic Local official term limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported removing term limits of the clerk of the court and superintendent of schools. |
A "no" vote opposed removing of the term limits clerk of the court and superintendent of schools. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 32,092 | 41.24% | ||
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45,733 | 58.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Section 5. In each organized county at the first general election held after the admission of the State of South Dakota into the Union, and every two years thereafter, there shall be elected a clerk of the court, sheriff, county auditor, register of deeds, treasurer, state attorney, surveyor, coroner and superintendent of schools, whose terms of office respectively shall be two years, and except the clerk of the court and superintendent of schools, no person shall be eligible for more than four years in succession to any of the above named offices. | ” |
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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