South Dakota 1908 ballot measures

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← 1906

In 1908, voters decided on six statewide ballot measures in South Dakota on November 3.

• Two of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was an indirect initiated state statute.
• Three of the measures were veto referendums.
• Voters approved three (50%) and rejected three (50%) measures.

On the ballot

November 3, 1908

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Attorney General's Salary Amendment	State executive powers; Salaries	Establish that the Attorney General shall receive the same salary as other state officers		43,908 (46%)	52,437 (54%)
VR	Divorce Settlement Referendum	Family	Set residency requirements and procedures for filing divorce in South Dakota	a	60,211 (61%)	38,794 (39%)
IndISS	Local Liquor Option Initiative	Alcohol; Business	Regulate the manufacturing and sale of alcohol		39,075 (49%)	41,405 (51%)
VR	Prohibit Sunday Performance Referendum	Sunday	Prohibit theatrical and other performances on Sundays	a	48,368 (50%)	48,006 (50%)
VR	Protection of Quail Referendum	Hunting	Prohibit shooting, killing, catching, capturing or destroying any quail before October 1, 1912, and prohibit taking, molesting or destroying the nest or eggs of the birds	a	65,340 (67%)	32,274 (33%)
LRCA	Revise Taxation Articles Amendment	Tax administration; Debt limits	Establish uniform taxation laws and financial procedures, and restrict public debt		34,915 (42%)	47,732 (58%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
• List of South Dakota ballot measures
• 1908 ballot measures

External links

• South Dakota Political Almanac, 1890-2012 Ballot Measure Results