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South Dakota Amendment D, Age Qualifications for Legislative Office Measure (1994)

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South Dakota Amendment D

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Election date

November 8, 1994

Topic
Age limits for officials and State legislative elections
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



South Dakota Amendment D was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 8, 1994. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported lowering the minimum age to 18 for citizens seeking to be elected for state representative offices.

A "no" vote opposed lowering the minimum age to 18 for citizens seeking to be elected for state representative offices.


Election results

South Dakota Amendment D

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 51,458 16.78%

Defeated No

255,166 83.22%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment D was as follows:

An amendment to section 3 of Article III of the Constitution of the state of South Dakota, relating to the qualifications for legislative office.


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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