South Dakota Appointment Of The Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Amendment E (1968)

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The South Dakota Appointment of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment, also known as Amendment E, was on the November 5, 1968 ballot in South Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have provided that the state superintendent of public instruction be appointed for a two year term by the governor, rather than be elected.^[1][2]

Election results[edit]

South Dakota Amendment E (1968)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		148,618	67.21%
Yes		72,514	32.79%

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[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also[edit]

Suggest a link

• South Dakota 1968 ballot measures
• 1968 ballot measures
• List of South Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in South Dakota

External links[edit]

• South Dakota Political Almanac, Table 7. Results of Elections Concerning State Constitutional Amendments and Initiated and Referred Laws, 1889-1968
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research: Referenda Elections for South Dakota 1968-1990

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