Following the rejected 'Sioux Falls' Convention of 1885, the South Dakota Convention met and began the drafting process in July of 1889. They used the articles of the Sioux Falls Convention as starting propositions to begin the amendment process. The South Dakota Constitution was ratified in October 1889.
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
The list of documents under consideration by committee: Committee on Election and Rights of Suffrage at the end of its timeline.
Creator event:
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article VII: Election and the Rights of Suffrage (Sioux Falls Constitution)
Last decision:
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Article VII was referred to the Convention on 1889-07-19 alongside the report of the committee.]
Creator event:
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00
Report of the Committee Elections and Right of Suffrage on Article VII
People: John Scollard C. R. Wescott John F. Whitlock Harry T. Craig William Cook William Stoddard
Last decision:
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00
[The report of the committee was referred to the Convention on 1889-07-19.]