Tag: south dakota
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South Dakota voters to decide on veto referendum regarding carbon dioxide pipeline regulations
In South Dakota, voters will decide on a veto referendum against Senate Bill 201 (SB 201), a law regarding carbon dioxide pipelines, on Nov. 5, 2024. On July 10, the secretary of state’s office announced that 92% of the 34,000 signatures submitted were valid, meaning around 31,432 signatures were valid. In order to qualify for…
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Signatures submitted for South Dakota veto referendum regarding carbon dioxide pipeline regulations
In South Dakota, a ballot measure campaign submitted signatures for a veto referendum on June 25, 2024, against Senate Bill 201 (SB 201), a law regarding carbon dioxide pipelines. Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed SB 201 on March 26, 2024. SB 201 provides requirements for regulating carbon dioxide pipelines used in carbon capture and storage…
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Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: Eight new measures in the past two weeks
For 2024, 118 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 35 states, six more measures than the average (112) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. Here’s an update on the…
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South Dakota voters to decide on recreational marijuana measure in 2024
South Dakota voters will decide on an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana on Nov. 5, 2024. If approved by voters, the measure, titled Initiated Measure 29, would legalize the recreational use, possession, and distribution of marijuana for people who are 21 and over. It would provide for possession limits of 2 ounces of marijuana, 16…
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Voters in three South Dakota counties will decide on ballot measures to require hand-counting ballots and ban automatic tabulating machines
Voters in three South Dakota counties will decide on June 4 whether to prohibit the use of automatic tabulating machines to count votes and require the hand-counting of ballots. In South Dakota, paper ballots are used in elections, and automatic tabulating machines or systems are permitted to count the paper ballots. South Dakota Canvassing organized…
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Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications: New measures in five states
For 2024, 110 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 35 states, five more measures than the average (105) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. Here’s an update on the…
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South Dakota voters will decide on ballot initiative to establish top-two primaries
In South Dakota, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would establish top-two primaries in the state was certified on May 21, 2024. Voters will decide on the initiative at the general election on Nov. 5. South Dakota Open Primaries, the campaign behind the initiative, submitted about 46,500 signatures on May 7. A random sample determined that…
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South Dakota voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion in Nov. 2024, joining Colorado, Florida, and Maryland
In South Dakota, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide a state constitutional right to abortion will be on the ballot at the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. On May 17, the secretary of state’s office reported that an estimated 46,098 valid signatures were submitted for the initiative. The campaign supporting the amendment, Dakotans for…
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South Dakota voters will decide on initiative to ban sales tax on groceries
In South Dakota, an initiative to prohibit sales and use taxes on groceries was certified for the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot. On May 13, the secretary of state’s office verified that the campaign behind the initiative, TakeItBack, submitted enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. On April 24, the campaign submitted about 25,000 signatures,…
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Signatures submitted for top-two primary elections initiative in South Dakota
The South Dakota Open Primaries campaign, which is sponsoring an initiative that would establish top-two open primaries in the state, submitted approximately 46,500 signatures to the secretary of state on May 7, 2024. The initiative would provide for open primary elections for the offices of governor, state legislator, county official, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Representative.…