South Dakota 1902 ballot measures

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Three statewide ballot measures were on the November 4, 1902 ballot in South Dakota.

• All three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• All three of the measures were approved.

On the ballot

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Location of County Seats Amendment	Local government	Allow a county seat to be changed by a two-thirds vote at a general election, or by a three-fifths vote if moving it to a railroad station	a	36,436 (71%)	14,612 (29%)
LRCA	Lower Interest Rate on School Funds Amendment	Public education funding; Restricted-use funds	Decrease the interest rate on investments of the permanent school and education funds from six percent to five percent per year	a	46,472 (84%)	9,001 (16%)
LRCA	Municipal Debt Limits for Water, Street Railways and Lighting Amendment	Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Debt limits	Allow local governments to increase the debt limit for water and sewer systems and street lights with a majority electoral vote	a	32,810 (71%)	13,599 (29%)

See also

• 1902 ballot measures
• List of South Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in South Dakota

External links

• South Dakota Political Almanac, Table 7. Results of Elections Concerning State Constitutional Amendments and Initiated and Referred Laws, 1889-1968
• Enabling Act and Constitution and the Laws Passed at the Seventh Session of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota, Chapters 87-89