South Dakota Authorize One Gaming License in the City of Yankton Amendment (2020)
| South Dakota Authorize One Gaming License in the City of Yankton Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Gambling | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The South Dakota Authorize One Gaming License in the City of Yankton Amendment was not on the ballot in South Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
The measure failed in the Senate by a vote of 22 to 13 on February 25, 2019.[1]
Measure design
The measure would have provided for the issuance of one gaming license to a nonprofit entity for roulette, keno, craps, limited card games, and slot machines in the City of Yankton. After administration costs, two-thirds of the remaining revenue would have been placed into a fund and used to assist veterans in South Dakota and one-third of the remaining revenue would have beeen forwarded to a local foundation for dedication to the historic restoration of and economic development in the City of Yankton.[2]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article III, South Dakota Constitution
The measure would have added a new section— section 33— to Article III of the state constitution. The following underlined text would have been added:[2] Note: Hover over the text and scroll to see the full text.
§ 33. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25 of this Article, the Legislature shall provide by law one gaming license to be issued by the state to a nonprofit entity for roulette, keno, craps, limited card games, and slot machines, within the city limits of Yankton. Before the license is issued, the governing board for the City of Yankton must approve the application for the gaming license. The nonprofit entity may lease the management and operation of the license to a private operator. After accounting for expenditures in the administration of the roulette, keno, craps, limited card games, and slot machines, two-thirds of the remaining revenue shall be placed into a fund and used for the sole purpose of assisting veterans in this state and one-third of the remaining revenue shall be forwarded to a local foundation and dedicated to the historic restoration of and economic development in the City of Yankton.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the South Dakota Constitution
In South Dakota, a constitutional amendment needs to be passed by a simple majority vote in both chambers of the state legislature to be certified for the ballot.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 5 on January 30, 2019.[2][1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Dakota Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 5 overview," accessed February 15, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 South Dakota Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 5 text," accessed February 15, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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