Attorney General Jackley Releases Final 2028 Draft Ballot Explanation Allowing Exceptions for Direct Sale of Homemade Dairy Products

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Aug. 10, 2026

Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878   

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a proposed initiated measure that would allow exceptions for the direct sale of homemade dairy products.

The initiated measure, if enough valid petition signatures are gathered, would be on the 2028 general election ballot. The number of valid signatures will be determined by the number of votes cast in this November’s election.

Attorney General Jackley takes no position on any such proposal for purposes of the ballot explanation.  As required by law, he has provided a fair and neutral explanation on the initiated Constitutional Amendment to help assist the voters as required by state law. The measure is proposed by Brenda Anderson of Custer.

The Attorney General’s explanation was finalized after a review of all the comments received during the 10-day comment period on the Attorney General’s draft explanation. One comment was received by the deadline.

Language for the final initiated ballot measure explanation can be found here.

For more information regarding ballot measures, please visit the Secretary of State’s website. 

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