South Dakota State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO v. Jackley

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] The narrow issue on appeal is whether the Attorney General’s ballot explanation of proposed Constitutional Amendment K complies with the requirements of SDCL 12-13-9. The trial court upheld the ballot explanation and denied South Dakota State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO’s (AFL-CIO) request for a writ of certiorari. We affirm.

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[¶ 2.] Pursuant to Article XXIII, § 1 of the South Dakota Constitution, amendments to South Dakota’s Constitution “may be proposed by initiative or by a majority vote of all members of each house of the Legislature.” Under this…