2026 Ballot Questions
Legislatively-referred measures, citizen-initiated questions approved for circulation, and other potential questions in progress for the 2026 general election.
Timeline
2026 cycle basics
The 30-month window for this cycle's ballot measures opened May 3, 2024 — the earliest date sponsors could submit measure language to the Legislative Research Council (LRC) for the review required under SDCL 12-13-25. The deadline to have a petition ready for circulation ahead of the 2026 general election (November 3, 2026) was November 3, 2025, and the signature deadline is May 5, 2026 — though that date is subject to pending litigation and may change.
On the Ballot
2026 general election ballot measures
Constitutional amendments referred directly by the 2025 Legislature.
Conditioning expanded Medicaid on federal funding level
Referred by the 2025 Legislature — HJR 5001Validated 3/6/2025
Requiring U.S. citizenship to vote
Referred by the 2025 Legislature — SJR 503Validated 3/12/2025
Establishing a trust for the unclaimed property fund
Referred by the 2025 Legislature — SJR 505Validated 3/12/2025
Requiring 60% approval to pass a constitutional amendment
Referred by the 2025 Legislature — HJR 5003Validated 3/12/2025
Signature Gathering
Citizen measures approved for circulation
These citizen-initiated measures have cleared review and are approved for petition circulation.
Require a public vote to change initiative & referendum procedures
Sponsor: Rick WeilandSioux Falls, SD · 605-610-8146
Require supermajority & public vote to amend initiated measures within 7 years
Sponsor: Rick WeilandSioux Falls, SD · 605-610-8146
Repeal property taxes, replace with a retail transaction tax
Sponsors: Mike Mueller, Julie Frye-Mueller, Matt SmithRapid City, SD · 605-390-6253
Homeowner Property Tax Reduction Fund
Referendum on SB 245 — Sponsors: Matt Edzards, Ned Horsted, Chase JensenSioux Falls, SD · 605-770-5537
Early Stage
Other potential ballot questions
Measures submitted for review that have not yet reached the circulation stage.
Require non-denominational prayer in South Dakota public K–12 schools
Sponsor: Hillel Hellinger — North Miami Beach, FLBar laws that restrict the power of initiative & referendum
Sponsor: Rick Weiland — Sioux Falls, SDRequire a two-thirds legislative vote to change or repeal initiated measures
Sponsor: Rick Weiland — Sioux Falls, SDFair market value property assessment
Sponsor: Joe Hurly — Sioux Falls, SDMoney
Ballot question committees
Campaign finance filings for ballot question committees and other committees can be searched through the state's reporting system.
Official forms and resources
Current documents from the official SDSOS Elections pages are stored with this redesigned page for reliable access.
- LRC Comments — 2026CAVoteOfPeopleLRCComments (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Single Subject Certificate — 2026ApprovalVotersSingleSubjectLetter (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Volunteer — 2026ApprovalVotersCHVolunteer (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Paid $18 — 2026ApprovalVotersCH$18 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Paid $20 — 2026ApprovalVotersCH$20 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Paid $22 — 2026ApprovalVotersCH$22 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- LRC Comments — 2026CAIM3-4LRCComments (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Single Subject Certificate — 2026ThreeFourthsSingleSubjectLetter (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Volunteer — 2026ThreeFourthsCHVolunteer (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Paid $18 — 2026ThreeFourthsCHPaid$18 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Paid $20 — 2026ThreeFourthsCHPaid$20 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Paid $22 — 2026ThreeFourthsCHPaid$22 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- AG Draft
- LRC Comments — 2026CAMuellerLRCComments (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Fiscal Note
- Single Subject Certificate — SingleSubjectSignedCAMikeMuellerPropertyTax2026001 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Approved for Circulation - 11/3/2025
- Volunteer — CirculatorHandoutVolunteerCAMikeMuellerPropertyTax2026001 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Paid $20 — CirculatorHandoutPaid20CAMikeMuellerPropertyTax2026001 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- Volunteer — SB245CirculatorHandoutApproved4.30.26001 (official SDSOS.gov link)
- AG Final — 2026IMAGExplanationFinalPrayerinSchool (official SDSOS.gov link)
- AG Final — 2026IMAGFinalHurleyLimitTaxAssessNonAgProp (official SDSOS.gov link)