Tag: south dakota
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Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications: New measures in five states
For 2024, 110 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 35 states, five more measures than the average (105) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. Here’s an update on the…
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South Dakota voters will decide on ballot initiative to establish top-two primaries
In South Dakota, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would establish top-two primaries in the state was certified on May 21, 2024. Voters will decide on the initiative at the general election on Nov. 5. South Dakota Open Primaries, the campaign behind the initiative, submitted about 46,500 signatures on May 7. A random sample determined that…
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South Dakota voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion in Nov. 2024, joining Colorado, Florida, and Maryland
In South Dakota, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide a state constitutional right to abortion will be on the ballot at the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. On May 17, the secretary of state’s office reported that an estimated 46,098 valid signatures were submitted for the initiative. The campaign supporting the amendment, Dakotans for…
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South Dakota voters will decide on initiative to ban sales tax on groceries
In South Dakota, an initiative to prohibit sales and use taxes on groceries was certified for the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot. On May 13, the secretary of state’s office verified that the campaign behind the initiative, TakeItBack, submitted enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. On April 24, the campaign submitted about 25,000 signatures,…
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Signatures submitted for top-two primary elections initiative in South Dakota
The South Dakota Open Primaries campaign, which is sponsoring an initiative that would establish top-two open primaries in the state, submitted approximately 46,500 signatures to the secretary of state on May 7, 2024. The initiative would provide for open primary elections for the offices of governor, state legislator, county official, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Representative.…
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Marijuana legalization may be on the ballot for a third time in South Dakota as campaign submits signatures
South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, a campaign supporting the legalization of recreational marijuana in South Dakota, submitted 29,030 signatures to the secretary of state on May 7, 2024. If approved by voters, the initiative would legalize the recreational use, possession, and distribution of marijuana for people who are 21 and over. It would provide…
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South Dakota campaign submits signatures for right to abortion amendment, may join three other states voting on abortion in 2024
In South Dakota, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to provide a state constitutional right to abortion submitted 55,000 signatures on May 1, 2024. If at least 35,017 of the submitted signatures are validated, the initiative will be certified to appear on the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024. Voters in 12 states may decide on…
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Thirty-six South Dakota state legislative seats are open this year—the most since 2016
There are 105 seats up for election this year in South Dakota’s legislature—35 in the Senate and 70 in the House. Thirty-six incumbents (three Democrats and 33 Republicans) are not running for re-election. This is the highest retirement rate since 2016, when 42 incumbents (10 Democrats and 32 Republicans) retired. The average number of retirements each year…
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Signatures submitted for South Dakota initiative that would repeal state grocery tax
A South Dakota campaign supporting an initiative that would ban the state sales and use tax on groceries submitted signatures to the secretary of state’s office on April 24, 2024. According to Rick Weiland, the co-founder of TakeItBack, the campaign supporting the initiative, about 25,000 signatures were submitted. For the measure to make the ballot…
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One Democrat is running for South Dakota’s At-Large U.S. House seat—the most since 2018
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in South Dakota was March 26, 2024. Two candidates are running for South Dakota’s one U.S. House district, including one Democrat and one Republican. That’s the same as the two candidates who ran in 2022, 2020, 2016, and 2014. Four candidates ran in 2018, the only…