The petition drives to refer Senate Bill 177 (the youth minimum wage) and Senate Bill 69 (the “incumbency protection plan,” as one circulator calls it) are charging…
Tag: law
Dang. As a petitioner and avid defender of the First Amendment, I want to go to war on the United States Postal Service for kicking…
New Voters Must Register Before Signing Petitions; Newly Moved, Deceased, and Convicted Still Count!
A couple of really interesting questions came up today as I circulated referendum petitions: It’s April 15. Ole Oleson really wants to sign a petition, but he hasn’t…
Arrgghh! Just when I want to feel good about the intelligence of the electorate, the Aberdeen American News publishes this strange, vague, and arguably ominous letter…
The Dakota Free Press Guerrilla Legal Department offers the following pointers to the South Dakota Department of Revenue and South Dakota Attorney General to help them figure…
One misconception about Senate Bill 177, the youth minimum wage, came up yesterday in my conversation with Rick Knobe on KSOO Viewpoint University. As we discussed our…
With our referendum drive on Senate Bills 69 and 177 well underway, the Secretary of State finally publishes the official guide to circulating statewide ballot…
Kea Warne from the Secretary of State’s office sends me an interesting update on petition law. Apparently, circulators can sign their own petitions! I was…
I’ve reviewed the briefs filed in Mercer v. Jackley, the case before the Supreme Court in which reporter Bob Mercer is seeking access to the documents…
If you’re interested in LGBT issues, head to Vermillion today and tomorrow for a series of thought-provoking discussions. This evening at 5:30, the South Dakota Law Review…