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Attorney General Marty Jackley

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FINAL BALLOT EXPLANATIONS

Ballot Explanations listed on this page are listed by date filed with the Secretary of State Office

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

BY YEAR

2021 All Ballot Explanations

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2014 All Ballot Explanations