SAMPLE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT A November 6, 2018 B Miner County C SOUTH DAKOTA Countywide 2018 Instructions to the Voter: To vote for a person FILL IN the oval next to the name. To vote on a ballot question FILL IN the oval next to “yes” or “no”. Use only a pencil or pen. If you make a mistake, give the ballot back and get For Attorney General For State Senator a new one. DO NOT cast more votes than are you may vote for one or leave it blank District 08 allowed in each race. you may vote for one or leave it blank Jason Ravnsborg Republican Party Jordan Youngberg Randy Seiler Republican Party Democratic Party Scott Parsley For United States Representative Democratic Party you may vote for one or leave it blank George D. Hendrickson Libertarian Party For State Auditor For State Representative Dustin "Dusty" Johnson you may vote for one or leave it blank Republican Party District 08 Rich Sattgast Tim Bjorkman you may vote for up to two or leave it Republican Party blank Democratic Party Tom Cool Marli Wiese Ron Wieczorek Democratic Party Republican Party Independent Randy Gross Republican Party Chris Francis For State Treasurer For Governor and Lieutenant Democratic Party Governor you may vote for one or leave it blank Jason Unger to be elected as a team, you may vote Josh Haeder Democratic Party for one or leave it blank Republican Party Kurt Evans Aaron Matson Richardfor Governor Shelatz and Democratic Party Richard Shelatz For Sheriff for Lieutenant Governor you may vote for one or leave it blank Libertarian Party Kristi Noem Lanny Klinkhammer Larryfor Governor Rhoden and For Commissioner of School and Independent Larry Rhoden Public Lands Rob Eggert for Lieutenant Governor you may vote for one or leave it blank Independent Republican Party Ryan Brunner James Stainbrook Billie Sutton Republican Party Independent Michellefor Governor Lavallee and Woody Houser Michelle Lavallee for Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Democratic Party For County Commissioner At Large you may vote for up to three or leave it For Public Utilities Commissioner blank For Secretary of State you may vote for one or leave it blank Roger Wentland you may vote for one or leave it blank Kristie Fiegen Republican Party Garrett D Gassman Steve Barnett Republican Party Democratic Party Republican Party Wayne Frederick Tom Glanzer Alexandra Frederick Democratic Party Independent Democratic Party Tom Reisch Independent Cindy Foster Independent A This is a sample ballot. B Your official ballot may look different. C Page 1 of 3 SAMPLE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT A November 6, 2018 B Miner County C SOUTH DAKOTA Countywide 2018 Legislative Research Council's Prison/Jail Constitutional Amendment Z NONPOLITICAL BALLOT Population Cost Estimate Statement This initiated measure to amend the South Title: An amendment to the South Dakota Dakota Constitution establishes five Constitution establishing that a proposed Supreme Court Retention misdemeanor penalties and three felony constitutional amendment may embrace only Shall the justice of the Supreme Court named penalties, to be punished as provided by law. one subject, and requiring proposed on this ballot, whose term expires January 1, If passed, the Legislature would be required amendments to be presented and voted on 2019, be retained in office? to set the class levels for each of the separately. penalties created. However, it is the opinion Attorney General Explanation: of the Legislative Research Council that the By law, any proposed amendment to the Justice Janine M. Kern representing the First penalties in this initiated amendment are South Dakota Constitution must first be Supreme Court District administrative penalties. The nature of these submitted to and approved by a vote of the laws encourages regular compliance with the people. provisions to which they adhere. Hence, the Yes Constitutional Amendment Z changes the impact on jail and prison populations is likely Constitution to add the requirement that a negligible. No proposed amendment may not embrace Fiscal Note more than one subject. In addition, multiple The amendment annually appropriates amendments proposed at the same election Constitutional Amendment W $389,000, indexed to inflation, in state funds must be individually presented and voted on to a government accountability board. Title: An initiated amendment to the South separately. Additionally, the state will have to pay one- Dakota Constitution changing campaign time costs if the amendment is challenged on finance and lobbying laws, creating a constitutional grounds. Based on previous Yes Vote “Yes” to adopt the government accountability board, and court cases handled by the state, a median amendment. changing certain initiative and referendum case costs approximately $78,322. provisions. No Vote “No” to leave the Attorney General Explanation: Yes Vote “Yes” to adopt the Constitution as it is. This constitutional amendment lowers amendment. campaign contribution amounts to candidates and political parties. It prohibits contributions No Vote “No” to leave the to candidates or political parties by labor Constitution as it is. unions and corporations. Candidates and elected officials are prohibited from using Constitutional Amendment X campaign contributions for personal use. Title: An amendment to the South Dakota The amendment expands the scope of Constitution increasing the number of votes activities requiring people to register as needed to approve a constitutional lobbyists, and places additional restrictions amendment. on lobbyists. The amendment replaces the government Attorney General Explanation: accountability board recently created by the The South Dakota Constitution may only be Legislature. The new board is granted broad amended by a vote of the people. Currently, power, including the power to investigate, the Constitution provides that a proposed adopt rules, issue advisory opinions, and amendment must receive a majority of the conduct audits. It may impose sanctions, votes cast in order to be approved. including fines, on any elected or appointed Constitutional Amendment X changes the official, judge, or State or local government Constitution, increasing the number of votes employee. The amendment annually needed to approve an amendment from a appropriates State funds to be solely majority to 55% of the votes cast on the administered by the board. amendment. The amendment limits the number of votes necessary for approval of any initiative or referendum to a simple majority. It requires Yes Vote “Yes” to adopt the the Legislature to make specific factual amendment. findings when enacting laws that are not subject to referral. If the Legislature wants to No Vote “No” to leave the change the initiative or referendum process, Constitution as it is. or a law passed by initiative, it must submit the change to the voters. This multiple-section amendment makes other additions to the Constitution. It will likely be challenged on constitutional grounds A This is a sample ballot. B Your official ballot may look different. C Page 2 of 3 SAMPLE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT A November 6, 2018 B Miner County C SOUTH DAKOTA Countywide 2018 Initiated Measure 24 Initiated Measure 25 Title: An initiated measure prohibiting Title: An initiated measure increasing the contributions to ballot question committees by State tobacco tax and creating a non-residents, out-of-state political postsecondary technical institute fund for the committees, and entities that are not filed purposes of lowering student tuition and with the Secretary of State. providing financial support to the State postsecondary technical institutes. Attorney General Explanation: This measure prohibits contributions to Attorney General Explanation: statewide ballot question committees by non- This measure increases the State tax on residents, by political committees organized tobacco products sold in the state. The tax outside South Dakota, and by any entity that on packs containing 20 cigarettes would is not filed as an entity with the Secretary of increase $1.00 per pack, and 25-cigarette State for the four years prior to making a packs would increase $1.25 per pack. Tax on contribution. It requires the Secretary of other types of tobacco products such as State to impose a civil penalty on any ballot cigars, roll-your-own, and chewing tobacco question committee that accepts a prohibited would change from the current rate (35% of contribution. The civil penalty is double the the wholesale price) and be increased to 55% amount of the contribution. The measure of the wholesale price. requires the Secretary of State to investigate The measure also creates a postsecondary alleged contribution violations prohibited by technical institute tuition reduction and this measure. workforce training fund that will be administered by the State Board of Technical Currently, there are state laws regulating Education, which oversees the State other kinds of election-related contributions, postsecondary technical institutes. Currently disclaimers, and disclosures. Violations of there are four: Lake Area Technical Institute, these laws are classified as misdemeanors Mitchell Technical Institute, Southeast and are subject to criminal penalties. The Technical Institute, and Western Dakota measure allows a court to impose a civil Technical Institute. The fund’s purposes penalty (up to $5,000 per violation) in addition include lowering tuition and providing to the criminal penalty. Under the measure, financial support for these technical institutes. the Secretary