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South Dakota Amendment D, Legislative Restrictions to Amend Initiated Laws (1980)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process and State legislative vote requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Amendment D was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the Legislature from amending or repealing initiated or referred laws approved by the voters for seven years after the effective date of the law without two-thirds majority vote of each house of the Legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the Legislature from amending or repealing initiated or referred laws approved by the voters for seven years after the effective date of the law without two-thirds majority vote of each house of the Legislature. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment D |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 77,225 | 35.48% | ||
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140,406 | 64.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment D was as follows:
| “ | A JOINT RESOLUTION, proposing and agreeing to an amendment to Section 1 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to legislative prerogative to amend initiated or referred laws approved by the electors. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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Footnotes
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