OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT A B C November 8, 2016 South Dakota Pennington County For State Senator For State Representatives 11 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER: District 30 District 32 To vote for a group of presidential You may vote for one or leave it blank. You may vote for up to two electors FILL IN the oval (R) next or leave it blank. to the names. Lance Russell Kristin A. Conzet Use only a pen. Republican Party Republican Party If you make a mistake, give the Karla R. LaRive Sean McPherson ballot back and get a new one. Democratic Party Republican Party Nik Aberle DO NOT cast more votes than are Democratic Party allowed in each race. 21 For State Senator Susan Kelts District 32 Democratic Party For Presidential Electors You may vote for one or leave it blank. You may vote for one slate or leave it blank. Trump & Pence Electors Alan D. Solano For State Representatives Republican Party Republican Party District 33 Dennis Daugaard You may vote for up to two Matt Michels David A. Hubbard or leave it blank. Marty Jackley Democratic Party Taffy Howard Republican Party Johnson & Weld Electors For State Senator David Johnson Libertarian Party District 33 Republican Party Jon Boon McNutt You may vote for one or leave it blank. Elaine Kub Ethan Marsland Richard Shelatz Democratic Party Phil Jensen Jim Hadd Republican Party Democratic Party Clinton & Kaine Electors Haven Stuck Democratic Party Democratic Party JR LaPlante For State Representatives 40 Susan Kelts Ann Tornberg District 34 You may vote for up to two 41 For State Senator District 34 or leave it blank. You may vote for one or leave it blank. 42 Castle & Bradley Electors Craig Tieszen Constitution Party Republican Party Frank Howe 43 Joel Bergan Jeffrey D. Partridge Dan Dryden Melvin Van Den Top Republican Party Republican Party Jay C. Shultz Steve Stenson Democratic Party Democratic Party INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER: To vote for a person FILL IN the oval (R) next to the name. For State Senator For State Representatives District 35 District 35 DO NOT cast more votes than are You may vote for one or leave it blank. You may vote for up to two allowed in each race. or leave it blank. For United States Senator Terri L. Haverly Lynne DiSanto You may vote for one or leave it blank. Republican Party Republican Party John R. Thune Blaine "Chip" Campbell Republican Party Republican Party 51 Jay Williams For State Representatives Dave Freytag Democratic Party District 27 Democratic Party You may vote for up to two or leave it blank. Michael T Hanson Democratic Party For United States Representative Elizabeth May You may vote for one or leave it blank. Republican Party Kristi Noem Steve Livermont Republican Party Republican Party Paula Hawks Red Dawn Foster Democratic Party Democratic Party NONPOLITICAL BALLOT Jim Bradford Water Development District Democratic Party For Public Utilities Commissioner Everette L. McKinley For Water Development District You may vote for one or leave it blank. Independent Director Chris Nelson West Dakota - Area 2 Republican Party You may vote for one or leave it blank. Henry Red Cloud For State Representatives Daniel L. Bjerke Democratic Party District 29 You may vote for up to two or leave it blank. Dan Richer For State Senator Larry Rhoden District 27 Republican Party You may vote for one or leave it blank. Thomas J. Brunner Republican Party Kevin Killer Democratic Party For State Representatives District 30 For State Senator You may vote for up to two District 29 or leave it blank. You may vote for one or leave it blank. Julie Frye-Mueller Republican Party Gary L. Cammack Tim R. Goodwin Republican Party Republican Party LeRoy Kindler Kristine Ina Winter Independent Democratic Party Sandy Arseneault Democratic Party Place ballot stamp here A B C Typ:01 Seq:0001 Spl:01 © Election Systems & Software, Inc. 1981, 2013 Go to top of next column Go to top of next column Turn Page D November 8, 2016E South DakotaF Pennington County INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT T CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT V Title: An initiated amendment to the South Title: An initiated amendment to the South To vote on a ballot question FILL IN Dakota Constitution to provide for state legislative Dakota Constitution establishing nonpartisan the oval (R) next to "yes" or "no". redistricting by a commission elections Attorney General Explanation: State senators DO NOT cast more votes than are and representatives are elected from within Attorney General Explanation: Currently, most allowed in each race. legislative districts. The South Dakota general election candidates for federal, state, and Constitution currently requires the Legislature to county offices are selected through a partisan Constitutional Amendment primary or at a state party convention. This The following amendment to the State establish these legislative districts every ten years. This measure removes that authority from Constitutional amendment eliminates those Constitution is submitted to the voters by the methods by establishing a nonpartisan primary to Legislature. The amendment will not become the Legislature and grants it to a redistricting commission. select candidates for all federal, state, and county effective unless approved by majority vote. elected offices. This amendment does not apply CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT R The commission is made up of nine registered to elections for United States President and Vice Title: An Amendment to the South Dakota voters selected each redistricting year by the President. Constitution regarding postsecondary technical State Board of Elections from a pool of up to 30 applicants. This pool consists of applicants Under the amendment, candidates are not education institutes. identified by party affiliation on the primary or Attorney General Explanation: Under the registered with South Dakota's two largest political parties (ten from each), and ten not registered general election ballot. All qualified voters, South Dakota Constitution, the Board of Regents regardless of party affiliation, may vote for any is responsible for postsecondary educational with either of those parties. A commission institutions funded entirely or in part by the State. member must have the same party registration, or candidate of their choice. Constitutional Amendment R applies to be registered as unaffiliated with a party, for three The two candidates with the most votes postsecondary technical education institutes that continuous years immediately prior to advance to the general election. For certain receive state funding and offer career and appointment. offices where more than one candidate is elected technical associate of applied science degrees, at the general election, the number of candidates certificates, or their equivalents. Currently, there No more than three commission members may are four such institutes: Lake Area Technical belong to the same political party. For three years advancing to the general election will be double Institute, Mitchell Technical Institute, Southeast immediately prior to and three years immediately the number of seats to be filled. Technical Institute, and Western Dakota after appointment, commission members may not If the amendment is approved, a substantial Technical Institute. Under the amendment, hold office in certain state or local public offices, re-write of state election laws will be necessary. postsecondary technical institutes will be or in a political party organization. governed separately in a manner to be determined by the Legislature. The commission will redistrict in 2017, in 2021, The amendment also clarifies that the Board of and every ten years thereafter. The commission must produce a draft map and allow for public Yes A vote "Yes" is for adding Regents retains control over state-funded provisions to the Constitution to postsecondary educational institutions offering comment. The districts must be drawn in associate of arts, associate of sciences, compliance with state and federal law. establish nonpartisan elections. bachelor's, and postgraduate degrees. Yes A vote "Yes" is for adding a Yes A vote "Yes" is for changing No A vote "No" will leave the provision to the Constitution the Constitution to provide for state Constitution as it is. regarding postsecondary technical legislative redistricting by a educational institutes. commission. No A vote "No" will leave the No A vote "No" will leave the Initiated Measures Constitution as it is. Constitution as it is. The following initiated measures were proposed by petition for submission to the voters. These initiated measures will not become effective unless approved by majority vote. Constitutional Amendments CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT U INITIATED MEASURE 21 The following amendments to the State Title: An initiated amendment to the South Title: An initiated measure to set a maximum Constitution are submitted to the voters by a Dakota Constitution limiting the ability to set finance charge for certain licensed money lenders petition. The amendments will not become statutory interest rates for loans effective unless approved by majority vote. Attorney General Explanation: The initiated Attorney General Explanation: Under this measure prohibits certain State-licensed money CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT S constitutional amendment, there is no limit on the lenders from making a loan that imposes total Title: An initiated amendment to the South amount of interest a lender may charge for a loan interest, fees and charges at an annual Dakota Constitution to expand rights for crime of money if the interest rate is agreed to in writing percentage rate greater than 36%. The measure victims by the borrower. If there is no written agreement, also prohibits these money lenders from evading Attorney General Explanation: Currently, state however, a lender may not charge more than 18% this rate limitation by indirect means. A violation statutes provide certain rights to crime victims. interest per year. A law setting an interest rate for of this measure is a misdemeanor crime. In This measure expands these rights and places loans is not valid unless the law gives the lender addition, a loan made in violation of this measure them in the State Constitution.