South Dakota Amendment A, Legislature Membership Measure (1938)

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South Dakota Amendment A

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Election date

November 8, 1938

Topic
Redistricting policy and State legislative structure
Status

DefeatedDefeated

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 8, 1938. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported requiring an apportionment of the Legislature after the 1945 census, and increasing the number of members in the Legislature.

A "no" vote opposed requiring an apportionment of the Legislature after the 1945 census, and increasing the number of members in the Legislature.


Election results

South Dakota Amendment A

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 60,428 26.65%

Defeated No

166,326 73.35%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment A was as follows:

“A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and Agreeing to an Amendment of Sections 2 and 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, Relating to the Number of Members of the Senate and House of Representatives and to Apportionment Thereof and Submitting the Same to a Vote of the Electors of the State.”


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

1938 Measures

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