Rep. G. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls) wants special treatment for his new out-of-state friends’ revised version of Marsy’s Law, the crime victims bill of rights. That…
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Yesterday I mentioned draft legislation the state Board of Elections will consider later this month to decertify Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) devices for South Dakota’s…
The South Dakota Board of Elections is poised to give more love to third parties and less love to Russian hackers and electronic voting machines.…
Joe Kirby, De Knudson, Chuck Parkinson, and friends are finally circulating their initiative petition to create open primaries in South Dakota. They got the Attorney…
The South Dakota Board of Elections meets on September 27 to consider new legislation for 2018 and hold public hearings on a bunch of small…
Among the ballot measures still simmering in the Secretary of State’s “potential” pot is Drey Samuelson’s proposal for automatic voter registration and voting by mail. The proposed…
Donald Trump’s fake election integrity commission is ignoring Russian hacking, the biggest, clearest, and best-documented threat to the integrity of our elections. As candidate and…
In June 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Karen Schreier allowed a lawsuit by South Dakota’s Libertarian and Constitution parties to proceed, saying that late-March petition…
Bending to widespread resistance, public outcry, and court challenges, Donald Trump’s election fraud commission (or should I say fraud election commission?) has asked states not…
The Trump Administration’s managerial incompetence and appeasement of Russia are opening the door for a smart South Dakota election nerd to rocket to the top in…