South Dakota Radioactive Waste Management Compact, Question 1 (1985)

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The South Dakota Radioactive Waste Management Compact Question, also known as Question 1, was on the November 12, 1985 ballot in South Dakota as an advisory question, where it was defeated. The measure would have given voter approval to the creation of and participation in the Dakota Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. The 1984 Nuclear Waste Disposal Initiative required any potential nuclear waste disposal compact be approved by voters, so as a result of this measure's defeat, South Dakota did not enter into the compact.

Election results

South Dakota Question 1 (1985)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		76,295	83.15%
Yes		15,463	16.85%

Election results via: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Referenda Elections for South Dakota 1968-1990

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• South Dakota 1985 ballot measures
• 1985 ballot measures
• List of South Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in South Dakota

External links

• South Dakota Political Almanac, South Dakota Constitutional Amendments, Initiatives and Referendums 1970-2010
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research: Referenda Elections for South Dakota 1968-1990

Footnotes

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