Voters in South Dakota and North Dakota rejected a ballot measure meant to legalize recreational marijuana. As election results continued to come in on Wednesday morning, CNN, NBC News and South Dakota news station KELOLand News reported that South Dakota's Measure 29 and North Dakota's Initiated Measure 5 failed.

North Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to outlaw most local property taxes, which critics said would have led to dramatic cuts in state services. The general election ballot also included four other proposals,

North Dakota voters' rejection of legalizing marijuana means the state will not join two dozen others in legalization.

This measure would allow for the production, sale, possession and use of cannabis by those 21 and over.

The legalization of marijuana was on the ballot in four states on Tuesday. Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota each voted on measures to legalize recreational marijuana while Nebraska voters weighed in on both recreational and medical marijuana.

North Dakota voters defeated a measure Tuesday night that would have overhauled the state’s tax system by banning property taxes based on assessed value. Roughly 64% of ballots were cast against the proposal in early results.