South Dakota Amendment K, State Hail Insurance Measure (1918)
| South Dakota Amendment K | |
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| Topic Agriculture policy andInsurance policy | |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment | Origin |
South Dakota Amendment K was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inSouth Dakota onNovember 5, 1918. It wasapproved.
A "yes" votesupported declaring hail insurance a public purpose, and allowing the legislature to levy assessments on agricultural land to provide hail insurance. |
A "no" voteopposed declaring hail insurance a public purpose, and allowing the Legislature to levy assessments on agricultural land to provide hail insurance. |
Election results
South Dakota Amendment K | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 41,162 | 61.38% | ||
| No | 25,896 | 38.62% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment K was as follows:
| “ | A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing and Agreeing to an Amendment to Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, and Submitting the Same to the Electors for Their Approval. | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for theSouth Dakota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 36 votes in theSouth Dakota House of Representatives and 18 votes in theSouth Dakota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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- South Dakota 1918 ballot measures
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- Storm infrastructure, South Dakota
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- Referred amendment certified for the 1918 ballot
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