South Dakota Amendment B, Committee for Appropriated Funds Measure (1998)

South Dakota Amendment B
Election date November 3, 1998
Topic Revenue allocation
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 3, 1998. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the Legislature to create a joint committee with authority to approve funding transfers and change their purposes when the Legislature is not in session.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the Legislature to create a joint committee with authority to approve funding transfers and change their purposes when the Legislature is not in session.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment B
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		81,976	33.01%
No		166,373	66.99%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment B was as follows:

“

An Amendment to Article III of the South Dakota Constitution concerning the authority of a special interim legislative committee to approve the transfer of appropriated funds.

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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

1998 Measures

• 1998 Measures
• Revenue allocation on the ballot
• 1998 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