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2026 South Dakota Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Election Date State Title Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024 South Dakota Measure 28: Prohibit Food and Grocery Taxes Initiative Failed

Constitution

Election Date State Title Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment J: Eliminate term limits for legislators Failed
Nov. 4, 2008 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment I: Provide for a maximum of forty legislative days each year. Passed
Nov. 4, 2008 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment H: Repeal certain provisions of the State Constitution relating to corporations. Failed
Nov. 4, 2008 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment G: Repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session. Failed
Nov. 2, 2010 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment K: An Amendment to Article VI of the South Dakota Constitution Relating to the Right of Individuals to Vote by Secret Ballot Passed
Nov. 2, 2010 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment L: An Amendment to Article XIII of the South Dakota Constitution Relating to the Trust Fund Created from the Proceeds of the State Cement Enterprise Sales Failed
Nov. 6, 2012 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment P: An Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Adding Balanced Budget Requirements Passed
Nov. 6, 2012 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment M: An Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Regarding Certain Provisions Relating to Corporations Failed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment S: An Initiated Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution to Expand Rights for Crime Victims Passed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment T: An Initiated Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution to Provide for State Legislative Redistricting by a Commission Failed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment U: An Initiated Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Limiting the Ability to Set Statutory Interest Rates for Loans Failed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment V: An Initiated Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Establishing Nonpartisan Elections Failed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Referred Law 19: An Act to Revise State Laws Regarding Elections and Election Petitions Failed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment R: South Dakota Governing Technical Education Institutes Passed
Nov. 6, 2018 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment X: An amendment to the South Dakota Constitution increasing the number of votes needed to approve a constitutional amendment. Failed
Nov. 6, 2018 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Z: An amendment to the South Dakota Constitution establishing that a proposed constitutional amendment may embrace only one subject, and requiring proposed amendments to be presented and voted on separately. Passed
June 7, 2022 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment C: 60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Measures Increasing Taxes or Appropriating Ten Million Failed
Nov. 5, 2024 South Dakota Amendment E: Updating Gender References for Certain Officeholders and Persons Failed
Nov. 3, 2026 South Dakota Amendment K: Creation of Unclaimed Property Trust Fund Amendment Pending
Nov. 3, 2026 South Dakota Amendment L: 60% Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure Pending

Elections

Election Date State Title Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008 South Dakota Initiated Measure 10: South Dakota Open and Clean Government Act Failed
Nov. 2, 2010 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment K: An Amendment to Article VI of the South Dakota Constitution Relating to the Right of Individuals to Vote by Secret Ballot Passed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment V: An Initiated Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Establishing Nonpartisan Elections Failed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Referred Law 19: An Act to Revise State Laws Regarding Elections and Election Petitions Failed
Nov. 8, 2016 South Dakota Initiated Measure 22: An Initiated Measure to Revise State Campaign Finance and Lobbying Laws, Create a Publicly Funded Campaign Finance Program, Create an Ethics Commission, and Appropriate Funds Passed
Nov. 6, 2018 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment W: An initiated amendment to the South Dakota Constitution changing campaign finance and lobbying laws, creating a government accountability board, and changing certain initiative and referendum provisions. Failed
Nov. 6, 2018 South Dakota Initiated Measure 24: An initiated measure prohibiting contributions to ballot question committees by non-residents, out-of-state political committees, and entities that are not filed with the Secretary of State Passed
Nov. 5, 2024 South Dakota Amendment H: Top-Two Primary Elections Initiative Failed
Nov. 3, 2026 South Dakota Amendment J: Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment Pending
Nov. 3, 2026 South Dakota Amendment L: 60% Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure Pending
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