South Dakota Amendment 9, State Officials Salaries Measure (1916)

South Dakota Amendment 9
Election date November 7, 1916
Topic Salaries of government officials
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

South Dakota Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to determine the salaries of state officials by a two-thirds vote.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to determine the salaries of state officials by a two-thirds vote.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment 9
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		39,169	39.02%
No		61,223	60.98%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:

“

To authorize the legislature to regulate and fix the salaries of all elective state officers. At present all such salaries are definitely fixed by the constitution, and they can not be either increased or decreased by the legislature. If this amendment is adopted it will give the legislature the necessary authority, by a two-thirds vote, to regulate and fix such salaries, so that they may be commensurate with the duties of the different offices. The amendment provides, however, that any law fixing the salaries of any such officers shall not take effect until the first day of January of the first odd numbered year after such enactment.

”

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.

See also

1916 Measures

• 1916 Measures
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1916 legislative sessions

South Dakota

• South Dakota ballot measures
• South Dakota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• South Dakota Political Almanac, 1890-2012 Ballot Measure Results