Constitutional Amendment K: Establishing the Trust for Unclaimed Property Fund
November 3, 2026 · South Dakota · Statewide
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: High · 89 out of 100
Smaller districts give each vote more weight, and this district is small for its type. About 907,428 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 907,428) ÷ ln(39,287,377 ÷ 582,397) = 89.47, comparing all statewide districts nationwide (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Ballot measure: +1 step
Your vote sets the policy directly, so the rating gets a one-step boost.
High representation + a ballot-measure boost → Very high vote impact.
Ballot Measure
Government Efficiency (for)
Creates a South Dakota constitutional trust fund for net receipts from unclaimed property after payment of claims, expenses, and authorized general-fund deposits, with annual distributions of a portion of the fund's interest and income to the general fund beginning July 1, 2027.
A YES vote means
A yes vote adopts the amendment, creating the trust for unclaimed property fund and setting constitutional rules for deposits, investment, distributions, and limited diversion of principal or income.
A NO vote means
A no vote rejects the amendment, so the proposed constitutional trust fund for unclaimed-property receipts would not be created.
Read the official measure text (PDF)
Source: sdlegislature.gov
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Election sources
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