South Dakota Referred Law 1, Richard's Primary Law Initiative (1916)
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| Topic Primary election systems |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
South Dakota Referred Law 1 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in South Dakota on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported regulating political party transactions to simplify primary elections, ensuring party accountability to the people, and reducing election costs. |
A "no" vote opposed regulating political party transactions to simplify primary elections, ensuring party accountability to the people, and reducing election costs. |
Election results
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South Dakota Referred Law 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 52,410 | 49.85% | ||
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52,733 | 50.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referred Law 1 was as follows:
| “ | An act to provide for regulation of political parry transactions. (This act is for the purpose of simplifying primary elections, and making party government responsible to the will of the people, and thereby completes the purpose of the so-called Richards primary law; also to correct typographical errors, and to lessen primary election expenses.) | ” |
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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