South Dakota State Lottery, Amendment B (1986)

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The South Dakota State Lottery Amendment, also known as Amendment B, was on the November 4, 1986 ballot in South Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure permitted the legislature to authorize a state lottery to be regulated, owned and operated either by the state alone or in cooperation with one or more other states. The measure allowed the legislature to choose how to use the proceeds.

Election results

South Dakota Amendment B (1986)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		163,005	59.67%
No		110,153	40.33%

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 1986 ballot measures
• 1986 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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