Let’s kill initiative and referendum altogether! must have been what Rep. Steven Haugaard and Senator Al Novstrup meant when they prime-sponsored House Bill 1275, a…
Tag: petitions
Senate Bill 12 eased through Senate State Affairs Friday. One of ten Initiative and Referendum Task Force proposals placed in the Legislative hopper, SB 12 removes…
South Dakota Republicans continue to resist open primaries. But some Republicans are suggesting we have open petitions. Senate Bill 79, tossed into the hopper this morning…
The South Dakota House of Representatives may hold its first real votes this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. CST, when it convenes to hear four bills.…
I’ve reported on House Bill 1005 (the bad “Yes Means No” referendum wrecker), House Bill 1007 (the weak but salvageable Citizen Initiative Review Committee), and Senate…
If you’re looking for reliable coverage of ballot measures, don’t look to the Michell paper. Their Monday report on David Owen’s local presentation on pending…
As promised, I spent Friday at the Fair. Most of the time, especially once the early showers ended and the sun brought the crowds out,…
The Legislature’s interim task force on initiative and referendum met yesterday and, taking no further public input, approved nine of its twenty draft proposals for…
Senator Bob Ewing (R-31/Spearfish) isn’t shopping at the Spearfish Sears, due to marijuana politics. Spearfish Sears owners Phil and Stephanie Rebsom have been circulating petitions…
Attorney General Marty Jackley has said more than once that he could support medical marijuana under three conditions: “What I have indicated as Attorney General…