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The measure was proposed and passed by the South Dakota Legislature in 2023 and was validated for the ballot on March 7, 2023. [1] Four states, California , Hawaii , New York state , and Vermont , already do not use any gendered pronouns in their state constitutions.
Cannabis in South Dakota. Cannabis in South Dakota is legal for medical use as of July 1, 2021, having been legalized by a ballot initiative on November 3, 2020. [1][2] Prior to then, cannabis was fully illegal, with South Dakota being the only U.S. state which outlawed ingestion of controlled substances. [3]
In 2021, South Dakota enacted new state legislative and congressional districts after the legislature approved a compromise between two competing proposals. Both chambers voted to approve the final proposal, known as the Sparrow map, on Nov. 10, 2021. The House approved the new districts in a 37-31 vote and the Senate by a vote of 30-2. Gov.
November 6, 2024 at 4:59 PM. South Dakota voters rejected Initiated Measure 29 this week, which would have allowed adults 21 and older to legally possess, grow, ingest and distribute recreational ...
Since. January 5, 2021. Lead position ends. 2028. The South Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of South Dakota. It is composed of a chief justice and four associate justices appointed by the governor. One justice is selected from each of five geographic appointment districts. Justices face a nonpolitical retention election ...
A 2022 Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) opinion poll found that 63% of South Dakota residents supported same-sex marriage, while 37% opposed it and 1% were unsure. The same poll also found that 67% of South Dakota residents supported an anti-discrimination law covering sexual orientation and gender identity, while 32% were opposed.
Elections in South Dakota. South Dakota Constitutional Amendment A, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, was a cannabis legalization initiative that appeared on the November 3, 2020 South Dakota general election ballot. Passing with 54% of the vote, the measure would have legalized recreational marijuana in South Dakota effective July 1, 2021.
South Dakota voters adopted a constitutional amendment in November 2006 that defined marriage as the "union of a man and a woman" and prohibited the recognition of same-sex relationships under any other name, such as civil unions and domestic partnerships. [3] Similar restrictions appear in the state statutes as well. [4] [5]