South Dakota Referendum 12, Smoking Ban in Public Places (2010)
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| Topic Smoking bans and Tobacco laws |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
South Dakota Referendum 12 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in South Dakota on November 2, 2010. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting smoking tobacco products in restaurants, bars, package stores, and casinos, and requires owners and managers of these places to inform violators of the ban. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting smoking tobacco products in restaurants, bars, package stores, and casinos, and requires owners and managers of these places to inform violators of the ban. |
Election results
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South Dakota Referendum 12 |
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204,160 | 64.37% | ||
| No | 113,011 | 35.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 12 was as follows:
| “ | An Act to prohibit smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in certain places and to require certain persons to inform violators of the prohibition. | ” |
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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