South Dakota Residency Requirements, Amendment A (1970)

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The South Dakota Residency Requirements Amendment, also known as Amendment A, was on the November 3, 1970 ballot in South Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure related to the requirement of residence in the state for electors.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment A (1970)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		110,266	54.42%
No		92,354	45.58%

Election results via: South Dakota Political Almanac, South Dakota Constitutional Amendments, Initiatives and Referendums 1970-2010

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• South Dakota 1970 ballot measures
• 1970 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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