South Dakota 2012 ballot measures

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Seven ballot measures were certified for the 2012 ballot in the state of South Dakota.

• All but two of the measures were defeated.
• Supporters of proposed citizen initiatives had until the November 1, 2011 petition drive deadline to collect 15,854 for initiated state statutes.
• The 2012 state legislative session began on January 10, 2012 and ended in mid-March of 2012. Legislative referrals could have been sent to the 2012 ballot during this time.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment M	Constitutions	Deals with modernizing language dealing with corporations in the state.	d
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment N	Admin. of gov't.	Strikes a travel reimbursement provision from the state constitution.	d
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment O	State budgets	Changes amount taken each year from state cement-plant trust fund.	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment P	State legislatures	Places language in the state constitution saying that the budget must be balanced.	a
VR	Referred Law 14	Taxes	Dedicates part of tax revenues for grants to some business projects in the state.	d
VR	Referred Law 16	Labor	Blocks a bill that would ban tenure and give bonuses to top teachers among other provisions.	d
CISS	Initiated Measure 15	Taxes	Implements a one-percent sales tax increase.	d

Legend • LRCA = Legislative amendments • LRSS = Legislative state statute • ICA = initiated constitutional amendment • ISS = initiated state statute • = Initiative proposed and filed. • = Initiative approved for circulation • = Initiative signatures submitted for review. • = State legislature reviewing initiative.[1]

Not on the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Elector Determination Process Initiative	Elections	Would change the process of determining electors for Electoral College.
LRCA	Term Extension Amendment	Admin. of gov't.	The measure would extend the terms state legislators can serve.

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2012

No local measures have been identified for 2012. Read about local happenings here.

See also

External links

Additional reading

• Associated Press, "Teachers urged to quit SD reform law referral; superintendents want their focus elsewhere," April 6, 2012
• The Daily Republic, "Petitions delivered to put state's grants to businesses on the ballot," June 28, 2011

Footnotes

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