Legislature sustains veto of geographic signature requirement for constitutional amendment petitions
State Sen. Michael Rohl, R-Aberdeen, speaks on the South Dakota Senate floor March 3. Reporter & Farmer \\ Makenzie Huber/ South Dakota Searchlight
Petitioners hoping to put state constitutional amendments on the ballot won’t need signatures from each of South Dakota’s legislative Senate districts.
After the governor vetoed a bill containing the requirement, the state Senate sustained the veto March 31 at the Capitol in Pierre. The House voted earlier that day to override the veto, but agreement from both chambers is required to overturn the g…
