South Dakota: Budget and Taxes

• Taxes (Property)
• Taxes (Cigarette)
• Taxes (Food Sales)
• Taxes (Cell Phone)

Taxes (Property)

Support for Amendment D: Property Tax Based on Price Paid Not Property Value

Taxes (Cigarette)

Support for Increase in Cigarette Taxes

1 "Initiated Measure 2, to increase the tax on cigarettes and tobacco products and to dedicate the revenues, will appear on the November ballot. The proposed law would increase taxation on tobacco products sold in the state. The tax on a 20 stick cigarette package would be raised by $1.00 and the tax on a 25 stick cigarette package would be raised by $1.25. The tax on all other tobacco products such as cigars, roll-your-own, and chewing tobacco, would increase from 10 percent to 35 percent of the wholesale price. The proposed law dedicates the first $30 million in revenue to the state general fund, the next $5 million to tobacco prevention and reduction, with any additional funds to be divided between property tax reduction, education and healthcare. If you were voting on this Initiated Measure today, would you vote: "YES", to adopt the proposed law, OR "NO", to reject the proposed law?"

2 "Initiated Measure 2, to increase the tax on cigarettes and tobacco products and to dedicate the revenues, will appear on the November 7 ballot. Would you vote "yes" to adopt the proposed law, or "no" to reject the proposed law?"

Taxes (Food Sales)

Repeal of State Food Sales Tax

1 "Currently, there is a petition circulating to place an initiated measure on the November ballot that, if approved, by South Dakota voters, would exempt food from the state sales and use tax. If you were voting on this initiated measure today, would you vote: 'Yes' to approve this measure, 'No' to defeat this measure?"

2 Poll also sponsored by the Rapid City Journal, KSFY-TV, KOTA-TV, and the Watertown Public Opinion.

Food Tax Refunds for Low-Income Residents

1 Poll also sponsored by the Rapid City Journal, KSFY-TV, KOTA-TV, and the Watertown Public Opinion.

Taxes (Cell Phone)

Support for Elimination of Cell Phone Tax

1 "Initiated Measure 8, an act to repeal the tax on wireless communication services, will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. Would you vote "yes" to adopt the proposed law, or "no" to reject the proposed law?"