South Dakota, USA, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Constitutional Convention
General Typology
- Instrument
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location
- South Dakota, USA
- Political level
- regional
- Local Name:
- Constitutional Convention
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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2. Revision.
A convention to revise this Constitution may be called by a three-fourths vote of all the members of each house. (..) Members of a convention shall be elected on a nonpolitical ballot in the same districts and in the same number as the house of representatives. Proposed amendments or revisions approved by a majority of all the members of the convention shall be submitted to the electorate at a special election in a manner to be determined by the convention.References: South Dakota Constitution, (accessed Sept. 18, 2017)
- Subject Matter:
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To call a constitutional convention
Actors
- Author:
- Legislature : 3/4th vote in each House
- Initiator:
- Law
- Decision maker:
- Electorate
Requirements
- Available Time:
- Turnout Quorum:
- No turnout quorum found in legal source
- Approval Quorum:
- Majority of those voting
- Geographical Quorum:
- No geographical quorum found in legal source
- Excluded Issues:
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Wording Of Ballot Question:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks: