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South Dakota Congressional Districts Creation Referendum (1910)
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
South Dakota Congressional Districts Creation Referendum was on the ballot as a veto referendum in South Dakota on November 8, 1910. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported dividing South Dakota into two congressional districts, each electing one resident representative, with any additional representatives after the next census to be elected at-large until the state is redistricted. |
A "no" vote opposed dividing South Dakota into two congressional districts, each electing one resident representative, with any additional representatives after the next census to be elected at-large until the state is redistricted. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 26,918 | 35.51% | ||
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48,883 | 64.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Congressional Districts Creation Referendum was as follows:
| “ | 1. That the state of South Dakota be and is hereby divided into two congressional districts to be known and designated as District Number One and District Number Two, and one representative in the congress of the United States shall be elected from and by each district, which congressman shall be a resident of the district from which he shall be elected. District Number One shall consist of and comprise the counties of Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clay, Davidson, Douglas, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, and Yankton, and all the other counties of the state, both organized and unorganized, shall comprise and constitute District Number Two. In case there shall be apportioned to South Dakota additional congressmen after the next federal census, said congressman or congressmen shall be elected at large from the entire state until such time as the legislature shall redistrict the state. Approved March 8, 1909. Shall the above measure become a law of the state? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In South Dakota, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. Signatures for veto referendums are due 90 days following the final adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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