The abortion vote in South Dakota followed the rejection in Florida of a proposed change in its state constitution to protect abortion rights — the first time abortion opponents have won a statewide vote since the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe vs. Wade in June 2022.

Voters in South Dakota and North Dakota have rejected a ballot measure meant to legalize recreational marijuana.

Votes continue to trickle in across South Dakota as polls have closed across the state but with 89% of the precincts reporting, Initiated Measure 29 has been defeated. IM29 would have legalized the possession,

Recreational marijuana will remain illegal in South Dakota. Voters rejected Initiated Measure 29. The measure would’ve legalized the growth, possession, ingestion, and distribution of the drug. Hundreds of thousands of voters across the state weighed in on the future of recreational marijuana in South Dakota.