South Dakota Amendment D, Approval for Income Tax Increase Measure (1978)

South Dakota Amendment D
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Taxes
Status Approved
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 7, 1978. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring either a two-thirds legislative vote or voter initiative with legislative approval to increase existing tax rates or levies, without restricting the creation of new taxes or tax expansions.

A "no" vote opposed requiring either a two-thirds legislative vote or voter initiative with legislative approval to increase existing tax rates or levies, without restricting the creation of new taxes or tax expansions.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment D
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		116,647	52.96%
No		103,621	47.04%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment D was as follows:

“

A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and agreeing to an amendment to article XI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to taxation.

”

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

1978 Measures

• 1978 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1978 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