South Dakota Amendment B, Board of Pardons Measure (1952)

South Dakota Amendment B
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Corrections governance and Criminal sentencing
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

South Dakota Amendment B was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 4, 1952. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported preventing the Governor from issuing pardons in certain cases without the recommendation of the Board of Pardons.

A "no" vote opposed preventing the Governor from issuing pardons in certain cases without the recommendation of the Board of Pardons.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment B
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		110,213	49.12%
No		114,142	50.88%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment B was as follows:

“

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing and Agreeing to an amendment to Section 5 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, Relating to the Board of Pardons.

”

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

1952 Measures

• 1952 Measures
• State executive powers and duties on the ballot
• Criminal sentencing on the ballot
• Corrections governance on the ballot
• 1952 legislative sessions

South Dakota

• South Dakota ballot measures
• South Dakota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

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