South Dakota Homesteads Exempt from Court Orders Amendment (1894)
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| Topic Homestead tax exemptions and Property tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
South Dakota Homesteads Exempt from Court Orders Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 5, 1894. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the legislature to define and limit homestead exemptions from legal processes, except for certain liens, and providing reasonable personal property exemptions. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the legislature to define and limit homestead exemptions from legal processes, except for certain liens, and providing reasonable personal property exemptions. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 10,733 | 26.80% | ||
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29,315 | 73.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Homesteads Exempt from Court Orders Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 4 of Article 21 of the Constitution be amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 4. The legislature shall by general law limit and define the value and size of a homestead of each head of a family which shall be exempt from attachment or mesne process and from levy and sale on execution, and from any other final process issued from any court, except upon the foreclosure of a mortgage or vendor's lien or liens for labor done or things furnished in the construction or repair of any building, erection or other improvement thereon: and shall also provide for such exemption of a reasonable amount of personal property and with the words "yes," "no," placed after the same. All electors desiring to vote in favor of such amendment shall erase the word "no," and all electors desiring to vote against said amendment shall erase the word "yes." | ” |
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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