South Dakota to Vote on Ballot Initiative Which Raises Threshold to Approve Tax Hikes

The busts of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln tower over the Black Hills at Mount Rushmore National Monument near Keystone, South Dakota, on July 2, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–A ballot initiative that South Dakotans will see on their ballot on June 7 will amend the state’s constitution and is described as “rare,” as it is appearing on the primary ballot instead of the general election ballot in November.

Amendment C or the “taxpayer protection amendment,” is a Republican-sponsored bill that requires at least 60 percent of the voters to approve ballot initiatives that amend the state’s constitution, raise taxes, or involve $10 million in spending over five years.