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Senate votes to send 60% constitutional amendment threshold to voters
Summary
The Senate approved House Joint Resolution 5,003 to ask voters whether future constitutional amendments should require a 60 percent approval rate rather than a simple majority. Supporters said the change would protect the state constitution from transient political shifts; opponents said it would curtail voters' ability to use initiatives.
The South Dakota Senate on March 10 approved a joint resolution — House Joint Resolution 5,003 — to put a question to voters asking whether future constitutional amendments should require a 60 percent affirmative vote instead of a simple majority.
Sponsor Senator Jim Petersen said state constitutions should be harder to…
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