South Dakota Amendment A, Preamble Change Measure (1976)

South Dakota Amendment A
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic Constitutional wording changes
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 2, 1976. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Preamble of the South Dakota Constitution to include statements recognizing South Dakota as part of the federal system and the need to eliminate property and inequality.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Preamble of the South Dakota Constitution to include statements recognizing South Dakota as part of the federal system and the need to eliminate property and inequality.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment A
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		75,147	29.05%
No		183,548	70.95%

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 to the preamble of the Constitution of the state of South Dakota, relating to the preamble.

”

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

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Constitutional wording changes on the ballot
• 1976 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