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South Dakota Referred Law 3, Northern Normal School Course of Study Referendum (1914)
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| Topic Public education governance |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
South Dakota Referred Law 3 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in South Dakota on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing that the school shall provide comprehensive instruction in manual training, teaching, industrial and mechanical trades, arts, sciences, and related fields, including coursework equivalent to the first two years of college. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing that the school shall provide comprehensive instruction in manual training, teaching, industrial and mechanical trades, arts, sciences, and related fields, including coursework equivalent to the first two years of college. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 27,538 | 35.80% | ||
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49,382 | 64.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referred Law 3 was as follows:
| “ | Par. 1, Section 605 of the Revised Political Code of the State of South Dakota, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 605. The object and purpose of said school shall be to give instruction to persons of both sexes in manual training and the science and the art of teaching, and also in the industrial and mechanical trades, arts and sciences, and the allied branches of learning. It shall be the duty of the Board of Regents of Education to provide and maintain courses of study in said school, as hereinbefore indicated. The schedule of studies to be pursued in said institution shall include complete and comprehensive courses in manual training and in the industrial and mechanical trades in the science and art of teaching, both elementary and advanced, and in the "Arts and science and allied branches of learning," this to include the equivalent of the instruction given in the first two years of a college course. | ” |
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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