Tag: south dakota
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Roundup of state Medicaid work requirement legislation and ballot measures in 2024
Legislatures in two states — Kansas and Mississippi — considered but did not pass bills to expand Medicaid in 2024. Both bills would have included work requirements. Voters in one state — South Dakota — will decide a ballot measure to allow Medicaid work requirements on November 5. Background Ten states have not expanded Medicaid…
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With certifications in Arizona and Missouri, voters in eight states will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in 2024, the most on record for a single year
Voters in eight states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. This is the most on record for a single year. Initiatives are pending signature verification in three additional states—Arkansas, Montana, and Nebraska. Measures were most recently certified in Arizona and Missouri. On Aug.…
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Voters in six states—CO, FL, MD, NV, NY, and SD—will be deciding on abortion in 2024, with measures proposed in five other states
Voters in six states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. Initiatives are pending signature verification in five states—Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska. This report provides the most recent updates on abortion-related ballot measure certifications and potential measures. Here is the status of abortion-related ballot…
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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…