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The '''South Dakota Native American Suffrage Referendum''' was on the [[1890 ballot measures#South Dakota|November 4, 1890 ballot]] in [[South Dakota]] as a {{lrcafull}}, where it was '''defeated'''. The measure would have prohibited Native Americans who sustained tribal relations, received government support or held untaxable land in severality from voting in elections held under the state constitution.<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 19, 2014]</ref><ref name=SDleg>[http://books.google.com/books?id=93U7AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22Legislature%20of%20the%20State%20of%20South%20Dakota%22%201890%20%22laws%20passed%22&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Laws passed at the First Session of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota,'' "Chapter 43," accessed May 19, 2014]</ref>
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==Election results==
==Election results==
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| title = South Dakota Native American Suffrage (1890)
| yes =29,053
| yespct =43.10
| no = 38,362
| nopct = 56.90
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| unresolved =
| state = South Dakota
| percent = 50
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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===
If the measure had been approved, the following text would have been added to the [[South Dakota Constitution]].<ref name=SDleg/>
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===Wording controversy===
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According to a historical article from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), there was confusion regarding the ballot language and many thought they were voting against it when they were actually voting for it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140516223240/http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/dubois/classes/995/98F/doc42.html ''UCLA Social Sciences Division,'' "South Dakota Campaign, 1890," accessed May 16, 2014]</ref>


==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 1890 ballot measures]]
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* [[1890 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=93U7AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22Legislature%20of%20the%20State%20of%20South%20Dakota%22%201890%20%22laws%20passed%22&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false Laws passed at the First Session of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota]


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Latest revision as of 11:37, 21 July 2025

South Dakota Native American Suffrage Amendment

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Election date

November 4, 1890

Topic
American Indian issues and Race and ethnicity issues
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


South Dakota Native American Suffrage Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in South Dakota on November 4, 1890. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported prohibiting Native Americans who sustain tribal relations, receive support from the United States government, or hold untaxable land from voting in elections held under the state constitution.

A "no" vote opposed prohibiting Native Americans who sustain tribal relations, receive support from the United States government, or hold untaxable land from voting in elections held under the state constitution.


Election results

South Dakota Native American Suffrage Amendment

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 29,053 43.10%

Defeated No

38,362 56.90%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Native American Suffrage Amendment was as follows:

“A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution prohibiting Indians who sustain tribal relations, receive support from the United States, or hold untamable lands in severalty, from voting at any election under the constitution of the state of South Dakota.”


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

1890 Measures

South Dakota

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