I’ve said and explained on many occasions that this year’s House Bill 1094, the most egregious provisions of which are now encapsulated in SDCL 2-1-1.3–2.1.1.9,…
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The Secretary of State’s office very kindly informs me that the State Board of Elections will meet Tuesday, August 13, at 10 a.m. Central to…
That Sioux Falls paper does some work to fulfill the media’s civic duty to inform voters about ballot measures by running a front-page story (plus two…
My friends at the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry have sent out a preview of circulating and pending ballot measures to their members…
If the Deadwood gambling or anyone else hits the streets with initiative petitions this year, I’m happy to share this guidance for circulating petitions, which…
Believe me: I base my sense of identity and purpose on far nobler principles and on relationships with far better people than the word-turds Republicans…
It turns out we don’t need Representative Jon Hansen’s House Bill 1094 to create a petition circulator registry. We already have one. On Wednesday, Secretary…
Prior to Senate State Affairs’ summary execution of Senator Reynold Nesiba’s (D-15/Sioux Falls) Senate Bill 157, a real effort to improve civic engagement by removing unfair…
I sent my petition sample, circulator form, and sponsor’s affidavit to the Secretary of State yesterday to move my meta-initiative petition toward circulation: If you’re…
Representative Jon Hansen’s first Wednesday hoghouse was about creating cost and complication for ballot question sponsors at the end of the petition process. His second…