This is a legislative resolution from the 2023 session that proposes to change outdated male-only references to South Dakota’s governor and other officials in the state constitution and statutes.
The Attorney General’s explanation offers the following example: When referencing the governor, instead of saying “he shall be commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the state,” the text will be changed to read “the Governor shall be commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the state.”
The amendment also includes references to officeholders such as lieutenant governor, Supreme Court justices, and Circuit Court judges, as well as general classes of people such as persons, electors, and public officers…