South Dakota Amendment A, Restructure of Legislative Department Measure (1974)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Amendment A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 5, 1974. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported revising legislative structure, powers, and procedures, including changes to legislative membership, sessions, impeachment, redistricting, and oversight authority, while preserving initiative and referendum powers. |
A "no" vote opposed revising legislative structure, powers, and procedures, including changes to legislative membership, sessions, impeachment, redistricting, and oversight authority, while preserving initiative and referendum powers. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 86,293 | 38.37% | ||
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138,590 | 61.63% | ||
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 Constitution of the state of South Dakota by amending article III and, to accomplish the objectives of the amendment, to repeal article XV and XVI, sections 2 and 3 of article XXI, and the first sentence of section 5 of article IV, all relating to the legislative department. | ” |
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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