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South Dakota Amendment L: Sixty-percent requirement for constitutional changes

South Dakota · Constitutional amendment · Elections · Statewide decision

Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.

AI-written summary

Would raise the approval requirement for future constitutional amendments and revisions to 60%.

What applies now

Constitutional amendments and revisions currently pass by a majority of votes cast.

If yes / for

Require 60% approval for future constitutional changes.

If no / against

Retain the majority requirement.

Costs and funding

No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.

Timing

Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.

Passage rule

Threshold not independently established here; consult the official text.

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Official wording and evidence

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