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Constitution Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
Feb. 22, 2023	South Dakota	HB 1200	Require Citizens Collect 1,000 Signatures from Each Legislative District to Put Constitutional Amendments to a Statewide Vote	Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
March 4, 2021	South Dakota	HCR 6013	Specifies that the 2nd Amendment is Protected from Federal Overreach	Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 20)
March 4, 2021	South Dakota	HCR 6013	Specifies that the 2nd Amendment is Protected from Federal Overreach	Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 20)
March 2, 2021	South Dakota	HCR 6013	Specifies that the 2nd Amendment is Protected from Federal Overreach	Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)
March 2, 2021	South Dakota	HCR 6013	Specifies that the 2nd Amendment is Protected from Federal Overreach	Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
2/22	HB 1200	Require Citizens Collect 1,000 Signatures from Each Legislative District to Put Constitutional Amendments to a Statewide Vote	Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
3/04	HCR 6013	Specifies that the 2nd Amendment is Protected from Federal Overreach	Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 20)
3/04	HCR 6013	Specifies that the 2nd Amendment is Protected from Federal Overreach	Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 20)
3/02	HCR 6013	Specifies that the 2nd Amendment is Protected from Federal Overreach	Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)
3/02	HCR 6013	Specifies that the 2nd Amendment is Protected from Federal Overreach	Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
March 29, 2022	Tweet - "Met with Rabbi @MAlperowitz , director of the @Chabad Jewish Center of South Dakota, today. We had a good discussion about America's role as a global leader for peace and freedom, and we shared lessons of faith, resiliency, and community in challenging times."	Sen. John Thune
Dec. 16, 2021	Thune, McClain Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Toddlers From Federal Mandates	Sen. John Thune
Dec. 8, 2021	Tweet - "Washington bureaucrats have no business slapping heavy-handed mandates on private companies or infringing on Americans' freedoms & privacy. I encourage everyone to get vaccinated, but I DO NOT support Biden's vaccine mandates on American workers. My vote today will reflect that."	Sen. John Thune
Dec. 8, 2021	Tweet - "Every Senate Republican just stood up against President Biden's overbearing vaccine mandate on American workers. The measure passed w/ bipartisan support, but President Biden is still expected to veto it & continue his heavy-handed, government-knows-best strategy."	Sen. John Thune
Dec. 1, 2021	Tweet - "Roe v. Wade was a bad decision, and the Supreme Court acted far outside of the Constitution when it created this precedent nearly 50 years ago. Our country was founded on the right to life, a right that should be extended to unborn children."	Sen. John Thune

Date	Title	Politician
March 29, 2022	Tweet - "Met with Rabbi @MAlperowitz , director of the @Chabad Jewish Center of South Dakota, today. We had a good discussion about America's role as a global leader for peace and freedom, and we shared lessons of faith, resiliency, and community in challenging times."	Sen. John Thune
Dec. 16, 2021	Thune, McClain Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Toddlers From Federal Mandates	Sen. John Thune
Dec. 8, 2021	Tweet - "Washington bureaucrats have no business slapping heavy-handed mandates on private companies or infringing on Americans' freedoms & privacy. I encourage everyone to get vaccinated, but I DO NOT support Biden's vaccine mandates on American workers. My vote today will reflect that."	Sen. John Thune
Dec. 8, 2021	Tweet - "Every Senate Republican just stood up against President Biden's overbearing vaccine mandate on American workers. The measure passed w/ bipartisan support, but President Biden is still expected to veto it & continue his heavy-handed, government-knows-best strategy."	Sen. John Thune
Dec. 1, 2021	Tweet - "Roe v. Wade was a bad decision, and the Supreme Court acted far outside of the Constitution when it created this precedent nearly 50 years ago. Our country was founded on the right to life, a right that should be extended to unborn children."	Sen. John Thune

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Interest Group Ratings

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 7, 2022	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment C: 60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Measures Increasing Taxes or Appropriating Ten Million	Failed
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
Nov. 8, 2016	South Dakota	Referred Law 19: An Act to Revise State Laws Regarding Elections and Election Petitions	Failed
Nov. 8, 2016	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment R: South Dakota Governing Technical Education Institutes	Passed

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