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The '''South Dakota Attorney General's Salary Referendum''' was on the [[1904 ballot measures#South Dakota|November 8, 1904 ballot]] in [[South Dakota]] as a {{lrcafull}}, where it was '''defeated'''. The measure would have made the [[Attorney General of South Dakota|attorney general's]] salary the same as the other state officers enumerated in Article 4, Section 12 of the [[South Dakota Constitution]]. This included the [[South Dakota Secretary of State|secretary of state]], [[South Dakota State Auditor|auditor]], [[South Dakota Treasurer|treasurer]], superintendent of public instruction and [[South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands|commissioner of school and public lands]]. The measure was known as House Joint Resolution 3 in the [[South Dakota Legislature]]. It would have amended the South Dakota Constitution by adding an Article 29 to it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140516220654/http://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/BallotQuestions1890-2010.pdf ''South Dakota Political Almanac,'' "Table 7. Results of Elections Concerning State Constitutional Amendments and Initiated and Referred Laws, 1889-1968," accessed May 22, 2014]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=_N8xAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Enabling Act and Constitution and the Laws Passed at the Eighth Session of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota,'' "Constitution, p. 105-108," accessed May 22, 2014]</ref>
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==Election results==
==Election results==
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| yespct =42.37
| no = 43,974
| nopct = 57.63
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Election results via: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140516220654/http://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/BallotQuestions1890-2010.pdf South Dakota Political Almanac, Table 7. Results of Elections Concerning State Constitutional Amendments and Initiated and Referred Laws, 1889-1968]


==Text of measure==
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===Constitutional changes===
 
The measure would have amended the South Dakota Constitution by adding an Article 29 to it to read as follows:
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==Path to the ballot==
==Path to the ballot==
::''See also: [[Amending state constitutions#South Dakota|Amending the South Dakota Constitution]]
The [[South Dakota State Legislature]] can refer a proposed amendment to the state's voters through a majority vote.


==See also==
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* [[South Dakota 1904 ballot measures]]
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* [[1904 ballot measures]]
* [[List of South Dakota ballot measures]]
* [[History of Initiative & Referendum in South Dakota]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140516220654/http://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/BallotQuestions1890-2010.pdf ''South Dakota Political Almanac,'' Table 7. Results of Elections Concerning State Constitutional Amendments and Initiated and Referred Laws, 1889-1968]
*[https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/BallotQuestions.pdf South Dakota Political Almanac, 1890-2012 Ballot Measure Results]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=_N8xAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Enabling Act and Constitution and the Laws Passed at the Eighth Session of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota]


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Latest revision as of 16:40, 18 July 2025

South Dakota Attorney General's Salary Amendment

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Election date

November 8, 1904

Topic
Salaries of government officials and State executive powers and duties
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


South Dakota Attorney General's Salary Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 8, 1904. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing that the attorney general's salary is the same as that of other state officers.

A "no" vote opposed establishing that the attorney general's salary is the same as that of other state officers.


Election results

South Dakota Attorney General's Salary Amendment

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 32,328 42.37%

Defeated No

43,974 57.63%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Attorney General's Salary Amendment was as follows:

“Shall the above amendment to the constitution in relation to the salary of the Attorney General be approved and ratified.”


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the South Dakota Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the South Dakota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 36 votes in the South Dakota House of Representatives and 18 votes in the South Dakota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1904 Measures

South Dakota

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