PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The 2026 general election is less than a year away, and it will be one of South Dakota’s biggest election years. Sponsors of potential ballot measures are in the midst of collecting signatures.

The South Dakota Retailers Association is calling one of these potential ballot measures bad policy.

Executive Director Nathan Sanderson says Rick Weiland’s proposed measure is tying the hands of the legislature to be able to make proper administrative changes.

“Having a constitutional amendment, which means it can only be changed by a vote of the people every two years. Having that constitutional amendment say we can’t change a statute for seven years is a really bad idea,” Sanderson said.

If approved, Weiland’s measure would allow the legislature to avoid the

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