Amendment L will make the threshold to pass a constitutional amendment 60% instead of a simple majority. Since 1972, only one-fifth of constitutional amendments have met that mark.

A voting rights group launched a campaign May 15 against a ballot question that would raise the bar to pass constitutional amendments in South Dakota.

Typically, potential Native American officers from South Dakota attend 12 weeks of basic law enforcement training in Artesia, ...

Some South Dakotans are expressing concerns about Amendment L. Earlier this year, Lawmakers passed a resolution putting it on the 2026 ballot. If it passes, Amendment L would require future ...

Lawmakers approved a resolution this winter asking voters to increase the threshold for approving a constitutional amendment ...

A federal appeals court that already has said private individuals and groups cannot sue under a key part of the federal Voting Rights Act went even further Wednesday toward blocking lawsuits over ...