Ballot measure · South Dakota · November 3, 2026
Constitutional Amendment K
Title as the state lists it: An Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Establishing the Trust for Unclaimed Property Fund.1,
- How it got there
- Referred by the legislature
- Kind of measure
- Constitutional amendment
- To pass
- A majority of the votes on it
- Researched
- October 27, 2026
Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.
§1What your vote means
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A yes vote
A yes vote would create a constitutional trust fund to hold unclaimed property turned over to the state, with the Legislature setting how much of the fund's interest and income goes to the state general fund in a way that lets the trust grow.2
A no vote
A no vote would leave unclaimed property under current state law, held by the State Treasurer while waiting for owners to claim it, with no constitutional trust fund.2
§2How it got on the ballot
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Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,
Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,
The 2025 Legislature proposed this amendment in Senate Joint Resolution 505.1
It is on South Dakota's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,
§3What it needs to pass
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A majority of the votes on it. Needs more yes votes than no votes.2,
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