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House overrides governor to require district-by-district signatures for constitutional amendments
Summary
The South Dakota House voted to override Gov. Larry Roden’s veto of House Bill 11 69, adopting a requirement that citizen-initiated constitutional amendments include signatures from each senatorial district equal to 5% of that district’s gubernatorial vote in the last election.
The South Dakota House of Representatives voted to override Governor Larry Roden’s veto of House Bill 11 69, approving a measure that would require petitions to propose constitutional amendments to include signatures from each of the state’s 35 senatorial districts equal to at least 5% of the votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election.
The measure’s sponsor, Representative Reimer, said the change is intended to ensure “support comes from all across this beautiful state of South Dakota and not just our largest cities.” Representative Reimer urged colleagues to overturn the veto, saying, “HB 11 69 makes South Dakota stronger, fairer, and more a representative republic.”
The governor’s veto message, delivered to the House before…
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