South Dakota Wagering on Sporting Events in the City of Deadwood Amendment (2020)
| South Dakota Wagering on Sporting Events in the City of Deadwood Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Gambling | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The South Dakota Wagering on Sporting Events in the City of Deadwood Amendment was not on the ballot in South Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
Measure design
The measure would have amended the state constitution to authorize wagering on sporting events within the City of Deadwood in South Dakota. The entire net municipal proceeds of such gambling activities would have been devoted to the Historic Restoration and Preservation of Deadwood.[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article III, South Dakota Constitution
The measure would have amended section 25 of Article III of the state constitution. The following underlined text would have been added and struck-through text would have been deleted:[1]
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Games of Chance Prohibited--Exceptions
The Legislature shall may not authorize any game of chance, lottery, or gift enterprise, under any pretense, or for any other purpose whatever provided, however, it shall be lawful for the except as provided under this section.
The Legislature to may authorize by law, bona fide veterans, charitable, educational, religious or fraternal organizations, civic and service clubs, volunteer fire departments, or such other public spirited public-spirited organizations as it may recognize, to conduct games of chance when the entire net proceeds of such the games of chance are to be devoted to educational, charitable, patriotic, religious, or other public spirited public-spirited uses.
However, it shall be lawful for the The Legislature to may authorize by law a state lottery or video games of chance, or both, which are to be regulated by the State of South Dakota, either separately by the state or jointly with one or more states, and which are to be owned and operated by the State of South Dakota, either separately by the state or jointly with one or more states or persons, provided any such video.
Video games of chance shall may not directly dispense coins or tokens. However, the The Legislature shall may not expand the statutory authority existing as of June 1, 1994, regarding any private ownership of state lottery games or video games of chance, or both. The Legislature shall establish the portion of proceeds due to the state from such authorized lottery or video games of chance, or both, and the purposes for which those proceeds are to be used. SDCL 42-7A, and its amendments, regulations, and related laws, and all acts and contracts relying for authority upon such laws and regulations, beginning July 1, 1987, to the effective date of this amendment, are ratified and approved.
Further, it shall be lawful for the The Legislature to may authorize by law, roulette, keno, craps, wagering on sporting events, limited card games, and slot machines within the city limits of Deadwood. The entire net Municipal proceeds of such authorized roulette, keno, craps, wagering on sporting events, card games, and slot machines shall be devoted to the Historic Restoration and Preservation of Deadwood.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the South Dakota Constitution
In South Dakota, a constitutional amendment needs to be passed by a simple majority vote in both chambers of the state legislature to be certified for the ballot.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 2 on January 24, 2019. The measure was passed in the Senate on February 13, 2019, in a vote of 18 to 14 with three Republican senators— Jim White, Lance Russell, and R. Blake Curd —excused. All five Senate Democrats voted yes. Among the 30 Senate Republicans, the vote was nearly split in half. The measure was reported out of the House State Affairs Committee without recommendation and a full vote of the House failed to place the measure on the calendar to be considered.[1]
| Vote in the South Dakota State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 18  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 18 | 14 | 3 |
| Total percent | 51.42% | 40.00% | 8.57% |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 14 | 3 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 South Dakota Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 2," accessed February 14, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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