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South Dakota Initiated Law 1, Richard's Primary Law Initiative (1918)
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| Topic Election administration and governance and Primary election systems |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
South Dakota Initiated Law 1 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in South Dakota on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported decreasing the cost of primary elections, and holding government parties more accountable. |
A "no" vote opposed decreasing the cost of primary elections, and holding government parties more accountable. |
Election results
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South Dakota Initiated Law 1 |
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47,891 | 57.98% | ||
| No | 34,705 | 42.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiated Law 1 was as follows:
| “ | A BILL FOR AN ACT Entitled, An Act Enacting and Submitting to a Vote of the Electors of the State a Proposed Law, Entitled, An Act to Provide for Regulation of Political Party Transactions. (This Act is for the purpose of simplifying and lessening the expense of primary elections and making party government more responsive to the will of the people, thereby making State government more responsible. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Indirect initiated state statute
From 1898 to 1988, initiated statutes were indirect in South Dakota. Voters made the process direct with approval of Amendment A in 1988.
An indirect initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are nine (9) states that allow citizens to initiate indirect state statutes.
While a direct initiative is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of valid signatures, an indirect initiative is first presented to the state legislature. Legislators have a certain number of days, depending on the state, to adopt the initiative into law. Should legislators take no action or reject the initiative, the initiative is put on the ballot for voters to decide.
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