Last spring, Carl Petersen of Parade circulated a petition to move the Dewey County seat from Timber Lake (population 513) to Eagle Butte (population 1,260).…
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We have our first Legislative attempt to further hamstring initiative and referendum in the 2023 Session… and I can’t really oppose it. Senate Bill 46,…
Alas, Attorney General Mark Vargo’s incorrect explanation of the proposed ballot initiative to repeal the state sales tax on food has delayed the petition drive…
Attorney General Mark Vargo has sandbagged the Dakotans for Health initiative petition to repeal the state sales tax on food with his incorrect official assertion…
South Dakota’s voter turnout percentage for the 2022 election was down from 2018, but the number of people who voted was still up. 10,952 more…
The state has suffered another loss in court over its effort to quash South Dakotans’ right to initiative and referendum. Yesterday the Eighth Circuit upheld…
I’m alarmed by Representative Jon Hansen’s plan to deploy theocratic thugs to harass South Dakotans petitioning for the right to abortion. So is guest columnist…
The League of Women Voters is challenging South Dakota’s residency requirement for ballot question petition circulators in court. Their case just got some support from…
Intrepid petition organizer and cannabis-liberty advocate announces a successful petition drive and an August 30 vote on a freer market for medical marijuana in Meade…