South Dakota Amendment C, County Court System Measure (1966)

South Dakota Amendment C
Election date November 8, 1966
Topic State judiciary
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

South Dakota Amendment C was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 8, 1966. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supporting establishing county court districts in the state with an elected country judge per district.

A "no" vote opposed establishing county court districts in the state with an elected country judge per district.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment C
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		105,554	60.34%
No		69,391	39.66%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment C was as follows:

“

A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and agreeing to an amendment to section 19 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, and an amendment to Section 20 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to county courts, and submitting the same to 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

1966 Measures

• 1966 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• 1966 legislative sessions

South Dakota

• South Dakota ballot measures
• South Dakota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
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External links

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