South Dakota Amendment C, Legislative Powers and Structure Measure (1976)

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South Dakota Amendment C

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Election date

November 2, 1976

Topic
Age limits for officials and Constitutional rights
Status

DefeatedDefeated

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 2, 1976. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported changing session lengths, lowering the minimum age for legislators, adjusting powers over special sessions and vacancies, limiting sovereign immunity, and granting interim committees rule making and funding authority.

A "no" vote opposed changing session lengths, lowering the minimum age for legislators, adjusting powers over special sessions and vacancies, limiting sovereign immunity, and granting interim committees rule making and funding authority.


Election results

South Dakota Amendment C

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 56,538 22.17%

Defeated No

198,447 77.83%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment C was as follows:

“A JOINT RESOLUTION, To amend article III of the Constitution of the state of South Dakota and to repeal article XV and XVI 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.

See also

1976 Measures

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