NOTE: This is the first of seven stories previewing the seven different ballot questions South Dakota voters will weigh in on in the 2024 General Election. Absentee voting starts Sept. 20, the voter registration deadline is Oct. 21 and Election Day is Nov. 5.
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — In 1918, the South Dakota Constitution allowed only men to vote in state elections. That November, 64% of the men agreed that women should have the right to vote, too. Turn the calendar ahead to 2024. This November, South Dakota voters will decide whether the wording of their state’s constitution regarding state elected offices should become equal as well.
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Giving women an equal chance at winning state office is the thrust of Constitutional Amendment E , which the Legislature decided last year to put on this year’s statewide election ballot. The constitutional revision proposes to eliminate references to men regarding various state offices and, by so doing, make the constitution more open to women and men alike.