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State of South Dakota
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EIGHTY-SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2007 |
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO.
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Introduced by:
Senators Olson (Ed), Gray, Hunhoff, Koetzle, and Peterson (Jim) and
Representatives Putnam, Dennert, Heineman, and Pederson (Gordon) at the
request of the Constitutional Revision Commission
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A JOINT RESOLUTION,
To propose a constitutional amendment regarding legislative term
limits.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
Section 1. That at the next general election held in the state, the following amendment to Article III, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, as set forth in section 2 of this Joint Resolution, which is hereby agreed to, shall be submitted to the electors of the state for approval.
Section 2. That Article III, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, be amended to read as follows:
§ 6. The terms of office of the members of the Legislature shall be two years; they shall receive for their services the salary fixed by law under the provisions of § 2 of article XXI of this Constitution, and five cents for every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the Legislature on the most usual route.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
Section 1. That at the next general election held in the state, the following amendment to Article III, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, as set forth in section 2 of this Joint Resolution, which is hereby agreed to, shall be submitted to the electors of the state for approval.
Section 2. That Article III, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, be amended to read as follows:
§ 6. The terms of office of the members of the Legislature shall be two years; they shall receive for their services the salary fixed by law under the provisions of § 2 of article XXI of this Constitution, and five cents for every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the Legislature on the most usual route.
No person may serve more than
four
six
consecutive terms or a total of
eight
twelve
consecutive years in the senate and more than
four
six
consecutive terms or a total of
eight
twelve
consecutive years in the house of representatives.
However, this restriction does not
apply to partial terms to which a legislator may be appointed or to legislative service before
January 1, 1993.
A regular session of the Legislature shall be held in each odd-numbered year and shall not
exceed forty legislative days, excluding Sundays, holidays and legislative recess, except in cases
of impeachment, and members of the Legislature shall receive no other pay or perquisites except
salary and mileage.
A regular session of the Legislature shall be held in each even-numbered year beginning
with the year 1964 and shall not exceed thirty-five legislative days, excluding Sundays, holidays
and legislative recess, except in cases of impeachment, and members of the Legislature shall
receive no other pay or perquisites except salary and mileage.
