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South Dakota Amendment E, Term Limits Measure (1970)
| South Dakota Amendment E | |
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| Topic Executive official term limits and State executive branch structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Amendment E was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported changing the term of state officers to four years starting in 1974, requiring the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to run jointly for a single term, and prohibiting their re-election to a consecutive term starting with the 1978 election. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the term of state officers to four years starting in 1974, requiring the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to run jointly for a single term, and prohibiting their re-election to a consecutive term starting with the 1978 election. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment E |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 94,108 | 48.11% | ||
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101,497 | 51.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment E was as follows:
| “ | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and agreeing to amendments to Sections 1 and 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, and to Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota as last amended by adoption of amendment on November 6, 1962, pursuant to Chapter 296, Session Laws of 1961, relating to the terms of office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain elective constitutional officers, and submitting the same to the electors of the state. | ” |
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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