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South Dakota Referred Law, Regulate Healthcare Institutions Referendum (1946)
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| Topic Healthcare governance |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
South Dakota Referred Law was on the ballot as a veto referendum in South Dakota on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring healthcare institutions to operate with a license authorized by the State Board of Health. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring healthcare institutions to operate with a license authorized by the State Board of Health. |
Election results
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89,638 | 63.15% | ||
| No | 52,316 | 36.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referred Law was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT Entitled, An Act Determining and Regulating Hospitals, Maternity Homes, Sanitoriums, Rest Homes, Nursing Homes, Boarding Homes, and Related institutions; To Provide for the Granting, Suspending, and Revoking of Licenses Therefor; to Provide for Penalties for a Violation Thereof, and to Repeal Chapter 27.12 of of the South Dakota Code of 1939. | ” |
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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