South Dakota Amendment 8, State Irrigation Control and Promotion Measure (1914)

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South Dakota Amendment 8

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Election date

November 3, 1914

Topic
Agriculture policy and Water irrigation policy
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



South Dakota Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported declaring the irrigation of agricultural lands a public purpose, allowing the legislature to establish irrigation districts and authorize local governments to construct, operate, and maintain irrigation infrastructure.

A "no" vote opposed declaring the irrigation of agricultural lands a public purpose, allowing the legislature to establish irrigation districts and authorize local governments to construct, operate, and maintain irrigation infrastructure.


Election results

South Dakota Amendment 8

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 32,958 44.89%

Defeated No

40,457 55.11%
Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:

Section 7. The irrigation of agricultural lands is hereby declared to be a public purpose and the legislature may provide therefor, and may provide for the organization of irrigation districts for the irrigation of land for any public uses and may vest the corporate authorities of counties, townships and municipalities with the power to construct, operate and maintain irrigation dams, reservoirs, canals, flumes, ditches and laterals, and to keep in repair all irrigation dams, reservoirs, canals, flumes, ditches and laterals heretofore constructed, under the laws of the stately special assessments upon the property benefitted thereby, according to the benefits received.


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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