Hey, medical marijuana supporters! Tired of getting kicked around by the Legislature and Governor Kristi Noem? I have some practical advice that would help you…
Tag: referendum
Two of my local legislators are firing the next shot in the South Dakota Republican Party’s war against initiative and referendum. Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen)…
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals heard SD Voice and Cory Heidelberger v. Governor Kristi Noem, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, and Secretary of State Steve…
Shutting down gun stores may not infringe on our Second Amendment rights, but shutting down petition drives violates our First Amendment rights. No state that…
The Legislature had before it five bills to address the conflict between the rural electric cooperatives and the municipal utilities who can unilaterally seize the…
Some Republicans wouldn’t mind expanding the people’s power to refer local laws to a vote… but alas! not enough of them. Representative Julie Frye-Mueller (R-30/Rapid…
Campaign finance reports are finally in from all ballot questions committees that circulated petitions in 2019. Let’s compare the successful petition drives with my own…
Economist and Senator Reynold Nesiba (D-15/Sioux Falls) is winding up for a one-two counterpunch to the Republican war on initiative and referendum. This morning I…
If you read the blog regularly, you’ll understand if I am keenly attentive to any measure that affects the ability of citizens to use petitions…