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South Dakota Amendment 6, Four-Year Legislative Terms Measure (1914)
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| Topic State legislative elections and State legislative structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the legislative term to four years. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the legislative term to four years. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 29,746 | 39.77% | ||
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45,051 | 60.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Sex. 6. The term of office of members of the legislature shall be four years, one-half the members of each house to be elected biennially; provided, that the legislature shall provide by law that counties having more than one member in either house shall have, as near as may be, an equal number elected biennially. They shall receive for their services the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for each day's attendance during the session of the legislature, and five cents for every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the legislature on the most usual route. No member of the legislature shall receive per diem for more than sixty (60) days except in cases of impeachment; and members of the legislature shall receive no other pay or perquisites except per diem and mileage. | ” |
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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