Poll Part 3: South Dakotans support ballot initiative process and oppose lawmaker interference According to a recent statewide poll, a wide majority of South Dakota residents supports the citizen-led ballot-initiative process as a way to make laws or change the state constitution, and a significant majority said they don’t want the state Legislature to make the process more difficult. Written By: By Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch | 2:45 pm, May 27, 2021 × Some South Dakotans are bothered that even though voters overwhelmingly supported legalization of medical marijuana via a statewide ballot initiative, the governor and some lawmakers tried to delay legalization by a year. Photo: News Watch file