Part Two The South Dakota Constitution and Commentary, Art.XV Militia

A proposed repeal of this article was rejected by the voters on November 5, 1974. A similar repeal was also rejected on November 2, 1976. With a few exceptions, the basic substance of Sections 2 through 5 of the present Article XV would have been incorporated into Section 15 of a new Article III. The substance of present Sections 1, 6, and 7 of Article XV would have been repealed outright. Related provisions in the federal Constitution are found in the Second and Third Amendments. The militia of the state of South Dakota shall consist of all able-bodied male...