South Dakota · November 3, 2026 general election
Statewide ballot measures: what your vote means
For each measure: the official ballot title, what a YES vote and a NO vote would do, and what would change, in plain language from official sources. SaveYourState does not take positions on ballot measures.
4 statewide measures are on the ballot. 2 have a “Heads up” note because a YES vote repeals, undoes, or removes something. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.
Constitutional Amendment I · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Medicaid expansion tied to federal funding
Heads up: voting YES on this measure would end the expanded Medicaid coverage voters approved in 2022 if federal funding for it drops below 90%.
A YES vote means:
Expanded Medicaid coverage approved by voters in 2022 (Amendment D) would end if the federal share of its funding drops below 90%.
A NO vote means:
Expanded Medicaid coverage stays in the constitution regardless of the federal funding level.
Constitutional Amendment J · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Citizenship requirement to vote
A YES vote means:
The constitution would list not being a U.S. citizen as a reason a person is disqualified from voting, alongside mental incompetence and felony conviction.
A NO vote means:
The constitution stays as it is.
Constitutional Amendment K · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Trust fund for unclaimed property
A YES vote means:
Unclaimed abandoned property held by the State Treasurer would be deposited in a constitutional trust fund, with portions of its earnings distributed to the state general fund as set by the Legislature.
A NO vote means:
The constitution stays as it is.
Constitutional Amendment L · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
60% vote required for constitutional amendments
Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes simple-majority approval for future constitutional amendments, which would need 60% instead.
A YES vote means:
Future constitutional amendments and revisions would need 60% of the votes cast to pass, instead of a simple majority.
A NO vote means:
Constitutional amendments and revisions would continue to pass with a simple majority of votes cast.
Four constitutional amendments referred by the Legislature. South Dakota’s official yes/no statements are “Vote Yes to adopt the amendment” and “Vote No to leave the Constitution as it is”; the explanations here follow the Attorney General’s explanations. Amendments approved take effect July 1 after the canvass.