South Dakota Electoral Approval of New Institutions Amendment (1910)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Electoral Approval of New Institutions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 8, 1910. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring a majority vote approval of qualified electors to establish new state institutions. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring a majority vote approval of qualified electors to establish new state institutions. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 36,128 | 43.14% | ||
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47,625 | 56.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Electoral Approval of New Institutions Amendment was as follows:
| “ | The legislature of the state of South Dakota shall not have the power to establish any charitable, penal, education or other institution as a state institution until the same has been duly authorized by a majority vote of the people of the state, voting to establish said institution, at any regular election in the state; and the legislature shall not make any appropriation to any institution except those now established by law, unless expressly authorized so to do by a majority vote of the people of this state at a regular general election upon a proposition duly submitted to the electors of the state as provided by law. Shall the above amendment become a law 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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