…but IM 22 will make ballot question finance more quickly transparent! If Reps. Don Haggar and Jim Bolin were really worried about the influence of…
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The South Dakota Legislature’s enhanced Republican supermajority plans to wage more war on democracy. Rep. Don Haggar and Rep. (soon to be Senator) Jim Bolin are…
The Watertown Public Opinion and I have our points of disagreement on the ballot measures, but NARAL Pro-Choice South Dakota lines up with me perfectly: (Review…
Undeterred by its failure to place medical cannabis on South Dakota’s 2016 ballot, New Approach South Dakota plans to put its petitioning experience to work with…
Backers of Initiated Measure 21, Initiated Measure 22, and Amendment T claim that the South Dakota Republican Party and the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce are coordinating…
Brookings neighbors, learn about the ballot measures from an expert! On Monday, October 3, Dr. Robert Burns, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Dean Emeritus of…
Our discussion of Amendment V’s implications for plurality thresholds and ties prompted one shy reader to comment by e-mail that a fundamental weakness of the initiative process is the…
Two more ballot question committees have formed since my last review of the Secretary of State’s campaign finance records. Sioux Falls lawyer Jason Adams has organized…
Lisa Furlong lied in her official proponent statement for Amendment U, the payday lenders’ fake rate cap. Secretary of State Shantel Krebs wants to respond…
Another Democrat working hard to educate the voters on our ten ballot questions is Russell Graeff, District 19 Senate candidate. Click on his Issues page, and you get…