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South Dakota ballot measures

4 measures on South Dakota’s November 3, 2026 ballot.

South Dakota’s statewide measures since 2012.

days until the vote
4
of the last 32 measures passed
47%
of legislatures’ measures passed
64%
of citizen initiatives passed
44%
Measures on the November 3 ballot, by state
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Past ballot measures
Amendment E: Amend the text of the South Dakota Constitution to change male pronouns to gender-neutral terms or titlesNovember 5, 2024Failed43%
Amendment F: Amend the South Dakota Constitution to provide that the state may impose a work requirement on eligible individuals who are not diagnosed as being mentally or physically disabled in order to receive Medicaid under the Medicaid expansion that took effect on July 1, 2023November 5, 2024Passed56%
Amendment G: Enshrines abortion during the first trimester, with limits on regulation during the second trimesterNovember 5, 2024Failed41%
Amendment H: Establish top-two primaries for federal, state, and certain local offices in South DakotaNovember 5, 2024Failed34%
Measure 28: Prohibit state sales taxes on anything sold for human consumption, not including alcoholic beverages or prepared foodNovember 5, 2024Failed31%
Measure 29: Legalize the recreational use, possession, and distribution of marijuanaNovember 5, 2024Failed44%
Referred Law 21November 5, 2024Failed44%
Constitutional Amendment D: Medicaid Expansion InitiativeNovember 8, 2022PassedNot recorded
Initiated Measure 27: Marijuana Legalization InitiativeNovember 8, 2022FailedNot recorded
Constitutional Amendment C: 60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Measures Increasing Taxes or Appropriating $10 Million AmendmentJune 2022FailedNot recorded
Constitutional Amendment A: Marijuana Legalization InitiativeNovember 3, 2020Passed54%
Constitutional Amendment B: Deadwood Sports Betting Legalization AmendmentNovember 3, 2020Passed58%
Initiated Measure 26: Medical Marijuana InitiativeNovember 3, 2020Passed70%
Constitutional Amendment W: State Campaign Finance and Lobbying Laws, Government Accountability Board, and Initiative Process AmendmentNovember 6, 2018Failed45%
Constitutional Amendment X: 55% Vote Requirement to Approve Constitutional Amendments MeasureNovember 6, 2018Failed46%
Constitutional Amendment Z: Single-Subject Rule for Constitutional AmendmentsNovember 6, 2018Passed62%
Initiated Measure 24: Ban Out-of-State Contributions to Ballot Question Committees InitiativeNovember 6, 2018Passed56%
Initiated Measure 25: Tobacco Tax Increase InitiativeNovember 6, 2018Failed45%
Constitutional Amendment Y: Changes to Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights AmendmentJune 5, 2018Passed80%
Amendment V: Top-Two Primary AmendmentNovember 8, 2016Failed45%
Constitutional Amendment R: Governance of Technical Education InstitutesNovember 8, 2016Passed51%
Constitutional Amendment S: Marsy's Law Crime Victim RightsNovember 8, 2016Passed60%
Constitutional Amendment T: Redistricting CommissionNovember 8, 2016Failed43%
Constitutional Amendment U: Limit on Statutory Interest Rates for LoansNovember 8, 2016Failed37%
Decreased Youth Minimum Wage Veto Referendum, Referred Law 20November 8, 2016Failed29%
Independent Candidates Election Law Referendum, Referred Law 19November 8, 2016Failed29%
Initiated Measure 21: Payday Lending InitiativeNovember 8, 2016Passed76%
Initiated Measure 22: Revision of State Campaign Finance and Lobbying LawsNovember 8, 2016Passed52%
Initiated Measure 23: Right for Unions and Organizations to Charge Fees for Services MeasureNovember 8, 2016Failed20%
Amendment Q: Gambling in DeadwoodNovember 4, 2014Passed57%
Initiated Measure 17: Insurance ProviderNovember 4, 2014Passed62%
Initiated Measure 18: Increased Minimum WageNovember 4, 2014Passed55%

Most measures need more than half the vote to pass. Some need more, such as 60% for an amendment in Florida.

California’s measures, money and results come from its own official records.