South Dakota Amendment C, Prohibit Legislature from Changing Initiated Laws Measure (1980)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Initiative and referendum process |
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Origin |
South Dakota Amendment C was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the Legislature’s power to alter voter-initiated laws, requiring voter approval to repeal or change such laws, allowing legislative reenactment of repealed laws only with voter approval, permitting the Legislature to refer non-emergency laws to voters, and establishing a new process for legislatively initiated laws. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the Legislature’s power to alter voter-initiated laws, requiring voter approval to repeal or change such laws, allowing legislative reenactment of repealed laws only with voter approval, permitting the Legislature to refer non-emergency laws to voters, and establishing a new process for legislatively initiated laws. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment C |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 126,181 | 47.29% | ||
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140,632 | 52.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment C was as follows:
| “ | AN INITIATED PROPOSAL to amend Section 1 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to prohibiting the legislature from substantially changing any initiated or referred laws enacted by a vote of the people. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In South Dakota, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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