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South Dakota Amendment 4, Municipal Initiative and Referendum Measure (1914)
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| Topic Election administration and governance and Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the people to initiate or refer laws to a public vote, with a 5% threshold of electors to invoke such actions. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the people to initiate or refer laws to a public vote, with a 5% threshold of electors to invoke such actions. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 28,226 | 39.54% | ||
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43,162 | 60.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Section 1. The legislative power shall be vested in a legislature, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. Except that the people expressly reserve to themselves the right to propose measures, which measures the legislature shall enact and submit to a vote of the electors of the state, and also the right to require that any laws which the legislature may have enacted shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the state before going into effect (except such laws as may be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, support of the state government and its existing public institutions.) Provided, that not more than five per centum of the qualified elector of the state shall be required to invoke either the initiative or the referendum. This section shall not be construed so as to deprive the legislature or any member thereof of the right to propose any measure. The veto power of the executive shall not be exercised as to measures referred to a vote of the people. This section shall apply to municipalities; except that in the case of municipalities the legislature shall by law fix the percentage of the qualified electors of the municipality that shall be required to invoke either the initiative or the referendum. The enacting clause of all laws approved by vote of the electors of the state shall be: "Be it enacted by the people of South Dakota." The legislature shall make suitable provisions for carrying into effect the provisions of this section. | ” |
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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