I received a note from Marty Jackley this afternoon noting the status of what has been submitted for proposed ballot measures for 2016. In case you’re interested – here’s what Marty noted:
As of today, the Attorney General is currently preparing Attorney General explanations for the following four initiated measures and one initiated constitutional amendment (identified by the titles presented by the sponsors which is subject to change), which will be the subject of petition signature gathering in order to be placed on the 2016 general election ballot.
- 1. An Act to provide for a limit on finance charges on payday, car title, and installment loans and to provide a penalty therefor.
- 2. An Act to ban the transfer of alcoholic beverages with more than one percent alcohol content in South Dakota.
- 3. An Act to ban the transfer of tobacco or tobacco paraphernalia in South Dakota.
- 4. An Act to provide for the regulation, access and compassionate use of cannabis in South Dakota.
- 5. An Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution relating to initiatives and referendum.
The Attorney General’s title and explanation for each of these proposals will be filed with the Secretary of State within the next few weeks, along with the final version of each proposed measure.
In addition, based on information from the Secretary of State’s website (under “upcoming elections” link), there are three potential referred measures that may appear on the 2016 ballot if sufficient signatures are obtained, as well as one Legislature-proposed constitutional amendment that will appear. Attorney General explanations for these will be prepared by May 2016. They may include:
- 1. Referral of SB 69 (revise provisions regarding elections and election petitions)
- 2. Referral of SB 177 (youth minimum wage)
- 3. Referral of SB 1179 (revise definition of veteran)
- 4. HJR 1003 (constitutional amendment regarding the authority of the S.D. Board of Regents)
The thing that strikes me if all of these appear on the ballot? Especially when they hit the legal substance bans, followed by the pot legalization, people are going to start ticking off the “no” box as they have a tendency to do when the ballot measures start multiplying.
I doubt it. A lot of these are hot button issues with the people and ol’Denny D. and his cronnys previsions tinker has gone down when referred
‘takings’ are ‘takings.’ how can a ballot measure stop the licensed sale of tobacco and alcohol. i suppose the logic is if you get a bunch of people ready to vote ‘no’ on these, they’ll be there at the polls to vote ‘yes’ on your pot plan.
I am beyond excited for the medical marijuana summary to be completed! Melissa THANK YOU for all of your hard work! I can’t wait for an opportunity for Michael to have even one less seizure.
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