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South Dakota Amendment C, Judicial Reorganization Measure (1972)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Amendment C was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a Unified Court System consisting of elected non-partisan judges serving eight year terms, allow a qualifications commission to oversee complaints against the judiciary, and assign the Chief Justice as the administrative head of the court system. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a Unified Court System consisting of elected non-partisan judges serving eight year terms, allow a qualifications commission to oversee complaints against the judiciary, and assign the Chief Justice as the administrative head of the court system. |
Election results
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177,235 | 66.48% | ||
| No | 89,358 | 33.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment C was as follows:
| “ | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and agreeing to an amendment to article V of the Constitution of the state of South Dakota, relating to the organization and function of the judicial department of state government. | ” |
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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