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…
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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…
KELO-TV tries to explain the League of Women Voters’ legal challenge to South Dakota’s 30-day residency requirement for ballot question petition circulators. Unfortunately, reporter Jazzmine…
Speaking of petitions, the League of Women Voters—both the South Dakota chapter and the national organization—and LWV members Susan Randall and Kathryn Fahey are suing…
[Disclosure: I work for Dakotans for Health. This blog post is written on my own time and dime.] Those South Dakotans marching up Phillips Avenue…
In his latest guest column with tales from the petition trail in Meade County, Bob Newland says he’s had a couple suspicious characters inquire about…