South Dakota Recreational Marijuana and Paraphernalia Legalization Initiative (2020)
| South Dakota Initiated Measure 27 | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Marijuana | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The South Dakota Initiated Measure 27 was not on the ballot in South Dakota as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020.
The measure would have legalized marijuana in South Dakota.[1]
Two different initiatives concerning marijuana were certified for the 2020 ballot: one was designed to legalize the recreational use of marijuana and the other was designed to establish a medical marijuana program in South Dakota.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for this measure would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | An initiated measure to legalize marijuana and paraphernalia for certain people, and to make other changes to State law regarding marijuana. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot explanation for this measure would have been as follows:[1]
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Full text
The full text of the measure is as follows:[1]
Section 13. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Section 14. That the be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Section 15. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Section 16. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Section 17. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Section 18. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
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Path to the ballot
The state process
In South Dakota, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast for governor in the previous gubernatorial election. Signatures must be submitted by the first Tuesday of May during a general election year.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 16,961 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was November 4, 2019.
Once the signatures have been gathered and filed, the secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method.
Details about this initiative
- The initiative was approved to circulate on March 5, 2019.[3]
- Proponents did not submit the required number of valid signatures by the deadline, therefore the initiative did not qualify for the 2020 ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 South Dakota Secretary of State, "Attorney Gerneal's statement for initiated measure (marijuana)," accessed January 29, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Potential 2020 Ballot Questions," accessed March 11, 2019
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