South Dakota Amendment A, Duties of the Lieutenant Governor Measure (1986)

South Dakota Amendment A
Election date November 4, 1986
Topic State executive branch structure and State executive powers and duties
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

South Dakota Amendment A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 4, 1986. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the Governor to establish the duties of the Lieutenant Governor.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the Governor to establish the duties of the Lieutenant Governor.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment A
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		122,221	45.74%
No		144,976	54.26%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment A was as follows:

“

A JOINT RESOLUTION, proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article IV, section 5 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to the duties of the lieutenant governor.

”

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

1986 Measures

• 1986 Measures
• State executive powers and duties on the ballot
• State executive branch structure on the ballot
• 1986 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