60% Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure
Plain-English Summary
A legislatively referred constitutional amendment that would change the threshold required to approve any future constitutional amendment in South Dakota from a simple majority to 60% of votes cast. The new threshold would apply to both legislatively referred and citizen-initiated amendments.
What each outcome does
If approved, future amendments to the South Dakota Constitution would need 60% voter approval to pass.
If rejected, constitutional amendments continue to require only a simple majority (more than 50%) to pass.
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