Attorney General releases explanation for abortion amendment proposal

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo has released an explanation for a proposed amendment to the South Dakota Constitution.

The amendment is entitled: A Constitutional Amendment Concerning the Regulation of Abortion. It would appear on the November 2024 general election ballot.

The Attorney General’s explanation was drafted after a review of the comments received during the amendment’s 10-day comment period.

You can see the explanation here, as well as the comments that were submitted.

State law requires the Attorney General to draft a title and explanation for each initiated measure, initiated constitutional amendment, constitutional amendment proposed by the Legislature, or referred measure that may appear on an election ballot.