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Constitutional Amendment L
Constitutional Amendment L
South Dakota · November 3, 2026
What this measure does
Require a 60% supermajority by voters to approve constitutional amendments
A yes vote means
Changing the state constitution gets harder because you'd need 60% of voters to approve it instead of just a simple majority.
A no vote means
Constitutional amendments stay as they are now, needing just a simple majority of votes to pass.
Simple explanation
Right now, if you want to change our state constitution, you just need more people voting yes than voting no - basically 50% plus one. This measure makes it harder. It says you'd need 60% of voters to agree before you can change the constitution. Think of it like changing the rules of a game - it's easier to do now, but this would make it tougher.
Who's for it, who's against it
Support
- State Rep. Aaron Aylward (R)
- State Rep. Brandei Schaefbauer (R)
- State Rep. Brian Mulder (R)
- State Rep. Dylan Jordan (R)
- State Rep. John Hughes (R)
- State Rep. John Sjaarda (R)
- State Rep. Kathy Rice (R)
- State Rep. Leslie J. Heinemann (R)
- State Rep. Spencer Gosch (R)
- State Rep. Terri Jorgenson (R)
- State Rep. Tina Mulally (R)
- State Rep. Travis Ismay (R)
- State Sen. Carl Perry (R)
- State Sen. Ernie Otten Jr. (R)
- State Sen. Jim Mehlhaff (R)
- State Sen. John Carley (R)
- State Sen. Kevin Jensen (R)
- State Sen. Sue Peterson (R)
- State Sen. Tamara Grove (R)
- State Sen. Tom Pischke (R)
Source: Ballotpedia