South Dakota Amendment C, Repeal State Inheritance Tax Measure (2000)

South Dakota Amendment C
Election date November 7, 2000
Topic Property taxes
Status Approved
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

South Dakota Amendment C was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 7, 2000. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported repealing the state tax on an inheritance of property for any person who dies on or after July 1, 2001, and prohibiting the Legislature from enacting a tax on inheritance.

A "no" vote opposed repealing the state tax on an inheritance of property for any person who dies on or after July 1, 2001, and prohibiting the Legislature from enacting a tax on inheritance.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment C
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		251,316	80.13%
No		62,334	19.87%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment C was as follows:

“

An initiated amendment to Article XI of the South Dakota Constitution, concerning taxation of inheritances.

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Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota

An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.

In South Dakota, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.

See also

2000 Measures

• 2000 Measures
• Property taxes on the ballot
• 2000 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