South Dakota to Vote on Whether to Legalize Cannabis, but With Stipulations

Voters in South Dakota will decide Nov. 8 if their state will be the 20th in the nation to legalize cannabis. But right now, it is not clear whether they will need a simple majority of votes — over 50% — or a 60% margin to pass the initiative.

That is because next week, according to The Hill, as South Dakotans head to the polls for the primary election on Tuesday, they will vote on Amendment C, which offers a change to the state’s constitution requiring most ballot measures to have a 60% margin of the vote to pass.

Amendment C, which passed the state Legislature this year and is up for a vote next week, singles out ballot measures that raise taxes and fees or require the spending of more than $10 million over five fiscal years. But essentially, the proposed amendment would put South Dakota among the handful of states requiring a threshold greater than 60% in order to pass certain initiatives…. (Excerpt from Newsmax)