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A look at Initiated Measure 22, massive election reform

As I continue to look at ballot questions in the 2016 South Dakota election I come to Initiated Measure 22 (IM 22). IM 22 has been labeled by its creators as the South Dakota Government Accountability and Anti-Corruption Act. Of all the ballot questions this year IM 22 is probably the biggest in scope and would impact many areas of election law in South Dakota. This post will look at some of the…

A look at Constitutional Amendment V, nonpartisan elections

Constitutional Amendment V is the last of the constitutional ballot questions in the 2016 South Dakota election to look at. Amendment V aims to get all voters to participate in the primary election process by removing party labels and having one large primary followed by a top two general election. This post will look at some of the basics of Amendment V. There may be more posts about Amendment…

Nonpartisan election petition becomes Constitutional Amendment V on the SD 2016 ballot

Earlier the South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs announced the nonpartisan election petition was officially validated and certified as Constitutional Amendment V: https://twitter.com/SOSKrebs/status/685535540586754048 The petition for the nonpartisan election was brought forth by Rick Weiland and Drey Samuelson as part of their TakeItBack.org project. The other petition they circulated…

Public finance campaign petition becomes IM22 on the 2016 ballot

South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs has announced yet another petition passing the 5% random sample by her staff. Here is here announcement on twitter about IM22: https://twitter.com/SOSKrebs/status/684829508428525568 The petition for this particular initiated measure was brought forth by Rick Weiland and Drey Samuelson as part of their TakeItBack.org project. This is a VERY LONG…