Laws governing ballot measures in South Dakota

Citizens of South Dakota may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In South Dakota, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum and place a constitutional convention question on the ballot.

The South Dakota State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments. A simple majority in each chamber during one legislative session is required to place an amendment on the ballot.

Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:

• Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
• Laws governing recall in South Dakota
• Amending the South Dakota Constitution
• Laws governing local ballot measures in South Dakota
• Signature requirements for ballot measures in South Dakota
• Campaign finance requirements for South Dakota ballot measures

Statutes relevant to ballot measures

The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.

• South Dakota House Bill to Restrict Initiative Rights (2007)
• South Dakota Senate Bill 13 (2010)
• South Dakota House Bill 1186 (2012)
• South Dakota Senate Bill 70 (2012)
• South Dakota House Bill 1096 (2014)
• South Dakota Senate Bill 67 (2015)

See also

• Laws governing ballot measures
• Types of ballot measures in South Dakota
• List of South Dakota ballot measures