South Dakota Amendment H, School Trust Land Sale Measure (1970)
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| Topic Public education funding and Public land policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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South Dakota Amendment H was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported revising procedures for managing school trust lands, including land sale notices, tract sizes, and appraisals, establishing local appraisal boards, granting preferential purchase rights to lessees. |
A "no" vote opposed revising procedures for managing school trust lands, including land sale notices, tract sizes, and appraisals, establishing local appraisal boards, granting preferential purchase rights to lessees. |
Election results
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South Dakota Amendment H |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 65,189 | 35.53% | ||
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118,306 | 64.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment H was as follows:
| “ | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and agreeing to an amendment to the second paragraph of Section 3 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, and amending Article VIII by adding thereto a new section, all concerning education and school lands. | ” |
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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