Constitutional Amendments

Every South Dakota voter decides these 4. Each page has what a yes or no vote does in plain words and links to the full text. The Attorney General's official title, explanation and Yes and No effects for Amendments I, J, K and L are quoted word for word on each page from the Secretary of State's pamphlet.

• Amendment I: Medicaid expansion amendment End the required Medicaid expansion if the federal share drops below 90%majority to pass

  Biggest change: Limits the 2022 Medicaid expansion requirement to the time the federal government pays at least 90% of the cost..

• Amendment J: Citizenship voting amendment Say in the constitution that only U.S. citizens may votemajority to pass

  Biggest change: Adds people who are not U.S. citizens to the constitution's list of people disqualified from voting.

• Amendment K: Unclaimed property trust amendment Put unclaimed property money in a permanent trust fundmajority to pass

  Biggest change: Creates the Trust for Unclaimed Property Fund in the constitution.

• Amendment L: 60% threshold amendment Require 60% of votes to pass future constitutional amendmentsmajority to pass

  Biggest change: Raises the vote needed for future constitutional amendments and revisions from a majority to 60% of the votes cast..

All four were placed on the ballot by the Legislature and change the South Dakota Constitution. Each passes with a simple majority of the votes cast on it. (If Amendment L passes, later amendments would need 60%.) Source: Secretary of State: 2026 ballot question pamphlet (PDF) ↗.