South Dakota 1896 ballot measures: Difference between revisions

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In 1896, voters decided on four statewide ballot measures in South Dakota on November 3.

November 3, 1896

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Abolish Regents' Board of Trustees Amendment	Higher education governance; Public education governance	Repeal the Regents' Board of Trustees and establish an appointed board to govern all state educational institutions	a	31,061 (72%)	11,960 (28%)
LRCA	Civil Township Debt Limit Amendment	Debt limits	Limit local government debt, with exceptions for water projects with voter approval	a	28,290 (66%)	14,789 (34%)
LRCA	Prohibition of Monopolies Amendment	Business	Prohibit monopolies and anti-competitive agreements that fix prices, limit production, or regulate transportation to suppress competition	a	36,763 (80%)	9,136 (20%)
LRCA	Prohibition Repeal Amendment	Alcohol	Repeal prohibition on alcohol	a	31,901 (56%)	24,901 (44%)

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-{{pt1}} [[South Dakota 1898 ballot measures|1898]] {{pt2}} [[South Dakota 1894 ballot measures|1894]] {{pt3}}'''Four statewide ballot measures''' were on the [[1896 ballot measures#South Dakota|November 3, 1896 ballot]] in [[South Dakota]].
+{{pt1}} [[South Dakota 1898 ballot measures|1898]] {{pt2}} [[South Dakota 1894 ballot measures|1894]] {{pt3}}
-* All four of the measures were {{lrcafull}}s.
+In [[1896 ballot measures|1896]], voters decided on four statewide ballot measures in [[South Dakota]] on November 3.
-* All four of the measures were approved.
+* Four of the measures were [[legislatively referred constitutional amendment]]s.
+* Voters approved four and rejected zero measures.
 ==On the ballot==
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 ==See also==
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+* [[Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota]]
+* [[List of South Dakota ballot measures]]
 * [[1896 ballot measures]]
-* [[List of South Dakota ballot measures]]
-* [[History of Initiative & Referendum in South Dakota]]
 ==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]
 {{1896 ballot measures}}

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