Measure on the ballot in the 2018 South Dakota 2018 General Election in South Dakota.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote increases the sales tax on tobacco products and creates a post-secondary technical institute tuition reduction and workforce training fund.
A "no" vote maintains the sales tax on tobacco at the current rate.
According to James Nord of Associate Press, South Dakotans are moving out of state to attend technical schools in Nebraska and Wyoming. This measure would help make technical schools more affordable and attractive for in-state students. , in support of Initiated Measure 25 (Learn more)
According to the Associated Press, this measure would further discourage tobacco consumption, which is a serious public health concern., in support of Initiated Measure 25 (Learn more)
According to No On IM-25, South Dakota already has some of the highest tobacco taxes in the country. Increasing them further would hurt small businesses, potentially leading to layoffs. , in opposition to Initiated Measure 25 (Learn more)
According to No on IM-25, the measure lacks accountability and transparency, and only helping technical schools hurts many other pressing education needs in the state., in opposition to Initiated Measure 25 (Learn more)
This ballot measure would increase the state tax on tobacco products. The revenue from these taxes would be used to create a fund that would lower tuition at South Dakota’s four post-secondary technical schools.
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