FINAL BALLOT EXPLANATIONS
Ballot Explanations listed on this page are listed by date filed with the Secretary of State Office
2026
AG Statement - An Amendement to the SD Constitution Requiring that a Proposed Constitutional Amendment or Revision Recieve an Affirmative Vote of Sixty Percent of the Votes Cast
AG Statement - An Amendment to the SD Constitution that Repeals Expanded Medicaid Coverage if Federal Funding for the Program Drops below 90%
AG Statement - An Amendment to the SD Constitution Establishing the Trust for Unclaimed Property Fund
AG Statement - An Amendment to the SD Constitution Clarifying that an Individual Must Be a Citizen of the United States to be Eligible to Vote
2025
AG Statement - Proposed Amendment to the SD Constitution to repeal real property taxes and rerplace them with a "retail transaction" tax
AG Statement - Proposed Amendment to the SD Constitution to repeal real property taxes and rerplace them with a "retail transaction" tax Comments
AG Statement - Initiated Constitutional Amendment Requiring Legislative Changes to Initiative and Referendum to be Approved by a Vote of the People
AG Statement - Proposed Initiated Constitutional Amendment Concerning Legislative Changes to Initiated Measures
2024
AG Statement - Limiting Annual Property Tax Assessment Increases for Owner-Occupied Single-Family Dwelling and Non-Agricultural Property
AG Statement - Require a Daily Non-denominational Prayer in Public Schools
AG Statement - Referral of SB 201 Pipeline Bill
AG Statement - An Amendment to the SD Constitution Authorizing the State to Impose a Work Requirement on Individuals Eligible for Expanded Medicaid Benefits (SJR 501)
AG Statement - An Amendment to the SD Constitution Updating Gender References for Certain Officeholders and persons (SJR 505)
2023
AG Statement - Proposed Initiated Measure Legalizing the Possession, Use, and Distribution of Marijuana and Creating Dual-Use Marijuana Licenses
AG Statement - Proposed Initiated Measure Legalizing the Recreational Use, Possesion, and Distribution of Marijuana
AG Statement - Proposed Initiated Measure Repealing SDCL Ch. 34-20G, Medical Cannabis
AG Statement - Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Prohibiting the Legislature from Amending or Repealing Ballot Measures for Seven Years
AG Statement - Initiated Amendment to the SD Constitution Repealing the Single Subject Rule
AG Statement - Constitutional Amendment: House and Senate 8 year Term Limits
AG Statement - Amendment to the SD Constitution Removing the Limitation That a Proposed Constitutional Amendment Embrace Only One Subject
AG Statement - Initiated Constitutional Amendment concerning Open Primaries
AG Statement - Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Human Consumption
AG Statement - Initiated Measure (Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Human Consumption
2022
AG Statement - Initiated Amendment Establishing a Right to Abortion in the State Constitution
AG Statement - Initiated Constitutional Amendment Sales Tax on Eating and Drinking
AG Statement - Initiated Measure Sales Tax on Eating and Drinking
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