South Dakota Headlights on Locomotives Required, Measure 2 (1912)
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The South Dakota Headlights on Locomotives Required Veto Referendum, also known as Measure 2, was on the November 4, 1912 ballot in South Dakota as a veto referendum, where it was approved. The measure required locomotives to have headlights.[1]
Election results
| South Dakota Measure 2 (1912) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 93,136 | 81.94% | |||
| No | 20,523 | 18.06% | ||
Election results via: South Dakota Political Almanac, Table 7. Results of Elections Concerning State Constitutional Amendments and Initiated and Referred Laws, 1889-1968
Text of measure
Each measure on the South Dakota 1912 ballot appeared with the full text of the law or measure to be enacted followed by the question, "Shall the above measure or law (as the case may be) become the law of this State?" To the left of the question the words "Yes" and "No" appeared preceded by a square in which the voter was to mark their support or opposition to the law.[2]
The following is the text of the legislation Measure 2 put to the electors for approval:[2]
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Similar measures
See also
- South Dakota 1912 ballot measures
- 1912 ballot measures
- List of South Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in South Dakota
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Political Almanac, "Table 7. Results of Elections Concerning State Constitutional Amendments and Initiated and Referred Laws, 1889-1968," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Dakota, "Constitutional Amendment, Laws and Measures Submitted to the Electors on November 4, 1912," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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