*Correction! Turns out the dozer drivers lived up to my expectations! The Secretary of State’s submitted-signature count was highly inflated by the office’s counting methodology,…
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With South Dakota voters successfully placing a whole passel of good democratic measures on the 2016 ballot, Republicans naturally want to continue their assault on South Dakotans’ constitutional…
At this rate, Rick Weiland may end up getting more constructive laws passed than Mike Rounds…. Secretary of State Shantel Krebs certified Rick Weiland and Drey Samuelson’s open non-partisan…
We’re two steps toward the Rick Weiland trifecta! Yesterday Secretary of State Shantel Krebs certified the Anti-Corruption Act initiative petition. Secretary Krebs calculates that 18,122 out of…
The real 36% rate cap on payday loans is on the 2016 ballot! Cap the Rate SD informs me that Secretary of State Shantel Krebs…
Merry Christmas, believers in democracy! Secretary of State Shantel Krebs this morning certified the redistricting petition! This summer and fall, Farmers Union collected signatures to submit to South Dakota’s voters a constitutional…
With one initiative petition certified and seven more pending, interested citizens may be wondering about the viability of challenging any of these petitions. The first consideration is…
Rick Weiland is coming to town! The Brown County Democratic Forum will have Weiland over for lunch on Friday, December 11, at Pizza Ranch in Aberdeen.…
No word yet from the Secretary of State’s office on progress toward certifying either the real 36% payday loan rate cap petition or the fake, industry-smokescreen…
Secretary of State Shantel Krebs took a moment during her visit to Aberdeen yesterday to explain to me how the certification and challenge process for the…