I had the pleasure of spending Monday in federal court in Rapid City. I testified as an expert witness on circulating ballot question petitions on…
Tag: SD Voice v. Noem II
In Colorado the circulation period was six months, and the filing deadline was three months before the election. South Dakota’s circulation period is one year. In…
When I received the Eighth Circuit’s solid affirmation of my challenge to South Dakota’s unconstitutionally early 12-month deadline for submitting initiative petitions, I considered teasing…
I was talking with an acquaintance with a fair political background but no knowledge of South Dakota politics or my own political activity. I mentioned…
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…
Given Senator Steinhauer’s effort to coax the hospitals into withdrawing Amendment D, Dakotans for Health might want to keep circulating its Medicaid expansion initiative petition.…
Guess who just beat Kristi Noem and Jason Ravnsborg in court again? South Dakota required citizens to submit petitions for statewide initiated laws a full…
…And We Still Need a Ruling on Petition Deadlines! This news will be no comfort to the family of Joe Boever and all South Dakotans…
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…
South Dakota and I are taking each other to federal court today. Judges Gruender, Erickson, and Kobes of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will…