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2018 South Dakota Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Constitution

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment X: An amendment to the South Dakota Constitution increasing the number of votes needed to approve a constitutional amendment.	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment Z: An amendment to the South Dakota Constitution establishing that a proposed constitutional amendment may embrace only one subject, and requiring proposed amendments to be presented and voted on separately.	Passed

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 5, 2018	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment Y: An amendment to the South Dakota Constitution revising certain provisions relating to the rights of crime victims	Passed

Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 25: An initiated measure increasing the State tobacco tax and creating a postsecondary technical institute fund for the purposes of lowering student tuition and providing financial support to the State postsecondary technical institutes.	Failed

Elections

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment W: An initiated amendment to the South Dakota Constitution changing campaign finance and lobbying laws, creating a government accountability board, and changing certain initiative and referendum provisions.	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 24: An initiated measure prohibiting contributions to ballot question committees by non-residents, out-of-state political committees, and entities that are not filed with the Secretary of State	Passed

Government Budget and Spending

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 25: An initiated measure increasing the State tobacco tax and creating a postsecondary technical institute fund for the purposes of lowering student tuition and providing financial support to the State postsecondary technical institutes.	Failed

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment W: An initiated amendment to the South Dakota Constitution changing campaign finance and lobbying laws, creating a government accountability board, and changing certain initiative and referendum provisions.	Failed

Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 25: An initiated measure increasing the State tobacco tax and creating a postsecondary technical institute fund for the purposes of lowering student tuition and providing financial support to the State postsecondary technical institutes.	Failed