South Dakotans vote on Amendment E and Amendment F

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakotans will decide whether to adopt gender-equal officeholder references in the South Dakota Constitution and if the state can require work requirements on enrollees for Medicaid expansion.

Be informed on the seven 2024 ballot measures

Those questions are Amendment E and Amendment F, respectively, on voter's 2024 ballots.

Both Amendment E and Amendment F were brought in front of voters at the request of the state Legislature.

What is Amendment E?

The constitutional revision proposes to eliminate references to men regarding various state offices and, by so doing, make the constitution more open to women and men alike.

South Dakota voters elected the first woman as governor in 2018 when they chose Republican Kristi Noem. Four years after taking office, Governor Noem opened the 2023 session of the Legislature by raising the issue of gender equality.

A "Yes" vote on Amendment E would adopt changing the South Dakota Constitution for gender references.

A "No" vote on Amendment E would leave the South Dakota Constitution as it is.

What is Amendment F?

Voters in 2022 approved putting the Medicaid eligibility expansion into the South Dakota Constitution by a solid margin statewide.

The Legislature's Republican supermajorities put Amendment F's work requirement on the 2024 ballot.

South Dakota voters are now being asked whether they want to add the work requirement. A "Yes" vote would further amend the South Dakota Constitution and let the state government ask the federal government to impose a work requirement for most people making between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level, haven't been diagnosed as being physically or mentally disabled, and receive Medicaid benefits under the expanded income eligibility. A "No" vote is against putting that option in the constitution.