Maybe this event was in the works before Pam Cole’s job change, but the former Democratic Party exec may be out earning her money as…
Tag: initiative
I haven’t had much to say about the Legislature’s Democratic caucus this Session, since there aren’t enough of them to make much difference on the…
Senate Bill 77, the 14-point-font rule designed to crush initiative petitions, isn’t on its way to the Governor’s desk yet. The bill just needed concurrence…
Just yesterday, the A.G.’s statement for the independent redistricting initiative popped up on the Secretary of State’s website. The letter is dated and stamped received…
Pam Cole left her job as executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party last month. But she didn’t leave campaigning for progress in South…
House Joint Resolution 5003, Representative Jon Hansen’s (R-25/Dell Rapids) nefarious effort to erode our initiative power by imposing a 60% vote threshold on any initiative…
House Local Government pushed forward the Republican war on ballot measures Thursday. The committee’s Republicans happily passed Senate Bill 77, Senator Al Novstrup’s petition-crushing requirement…
Never underestimate the Legislature’s ability to take a mediocre bill and make it worse. Senate Bill 123 seeks to incorporate public comment into the process…
…And We Still Need a Ruling on Petition Deadlines! This news will be no comfort to the family of Joe Boever and all South Dakotans…
The war on initiative and referendum continues, and Republicans are winning. Senate Bill 77: Thinking Go Big or Go Home, Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) upped his…