South Dakota Amendment C, Superintendents of Schools Elections Measure (1936)

South Dakota Amendment C
Election date November 3, 1936
Topic Local official term limits
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 3, 1936. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing the office of County Superintendent as non-partisan, and allowing the Superintendent and Clerk of Courts to serve succeeding terms.

A "no" vote opposed establishing the office of County Superintendent as non-partisan, and allowing the Superintendent and Clerk of Courts to serve succeeding terms.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment C
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		134,836	62.00%
No		82,647	38.00%

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 5 of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, Relating to the Election of Certain County Officials.

”

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

1936 Measures

• 1936 Measures
• Local official term limits on the ballot
• 1936 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