South Dakota 2010 ballot measures
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In South Dakota 2010, citizen initiatives and legislatively referred petitions will both require 16,776 valid signatures (5% of the 2006 vote for governor) to qualify for the ballot. For citizen initiated measures, signatures must be filed by April 6, 2010. For legislatively referred measures, signatures must be filed within 90 days after adjournment of legislature at which the law was passed.
Constitutional amendments introduced by citizens will require 33,551 valid signatures (10% of the 2006 vote for governor) and must have signatures filed by November 2, 2009. [1]
In 2010 the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 2, and the South Dakota polls will be open from 7:00am to 7:00pm.
Gathering signatures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | South Dakota Medical Marijuana Act (2010) | Marijuana | Proposes legalization of medical marijuana |
Possible measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | South Dakota Embryonic Stem Cell Research Measure (2010) | Stem cells | Eases restrictions on stem cell research |
Legal challenge
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | South Dakota Smoking Ban Referendum | Tobacco | extended smoking ban to apply statewide | Challenged |
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Save Our Secret Ballot | Labor | Protects the right to secret ballots in federal, state, and union representation elections | Withdrawn |
| LRCA | South Dakota Gambling Amendment | Gambling | Allowed unlimited gambling by removing all current gambling limits | House rejected measure |
See also
- 2010 ballot measures
- South Dakota signature requirements
- Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
- Campaign finance requirements for South Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in South Dakota
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