Terry's Elections Guide and Predictions: South Dakota
Referendum to repeal the abortion ban
Fail: 55-45
I am making that number up; I heard this is going to be close but I have no further idea. In 2005, the Republican-dominated state legislature passed and the Republican governor signed a ban on first-trimester abortions, which is clearly unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade. The idea is that the ban will be overturned in federal court (with an injunction to allow abortions again), followed by a court of appeals affirming the ruling, followed by the battle royale at the Supreme Court. I have no idea how that will go.