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South Dakota Senators are advancing a proposal that allows those who sign a ballot question petition to remove the signature if they wish. Critics worry the bill will complicate efforts to place ballot questions before voters.
We’re getting a better idea of what ballot questions South Dakota voters will have to decide on in the November election. Of the eight citizen-led ballot questions approved for circulation, three will definitely meet the signature requirement to make the ballot.
South Dakota’s Republican leaders are applauding the Supreme Court’s ruling that former president Donald Trump should remain on Colorado’s primary ballot. The court ruled no state can remove a federal candidate from any ballot.
A bill intended to curb foreign ownership of South Dakota ag land has been signed into law. Supporters of HB 1231 say it prevents entities from countries seen as adversarial to the U.S. from owning ag land in the state.
State lawmakers are heading toward a summer study on children’s access to pornography. The move is a change from the original bill.
There will be no civics center at Black Hills State University after lawmakers killed a bill with that goal. Opponents successfully argued the scope was simply too narrow and the cost too high.
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