South Dakota Amendment 5, State Institutional Board Changes Measure (1914)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing that state institutions, including the soldiers’ home, are governed by a state board of control, while the educational functions of public universities and schools are overseen by a board of regents. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing that state institutions, including the soldiers’ home, are governed by a state board of control, while the educational functions of public universities and schools are overseen by a board of regents. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 29,601 | 40.16% | ||
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44,107 | 59.84% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Section 2. The state institutions provided for in the preceding section, and the soldiers’ home shall be under the jurisdiction, supervision, and control of a state board of control, under such rules and restrictions as the legislature shall provide. Such board shall consist of three members, to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, and whose compensation shall be fixed by law. Section 3. The State University, the Agricultural College, the normal schools, and all other educational institutions that may be sustained either wholly or in part by the state, as to their purely educational features and the direction of educational policies, the selection of purely educational supplies and equipment, and the employment of executive officers and instructors, shall be under the jurisdiction, supervision, and control of a board of regents composed of three (3) members, to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, under such rules and restrictions as the legislature shall provide: Provided, however, that the general financial management of the institutions mentioned in this section, and the care of all property, buildings and grounds, and the purchase of all general supplies in the way of fuel, furniture, and general equipment, shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction, supervision, and control of the state board of control designated inSection 2 o this article, under such rules and restrictions as the legislature may provide. | ” |
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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