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South Dakota Voter Guide - South Dakota News Watch
Oct 21, 2024 · The goal of this guide is to help South Dakota voters make decisions about the Nov. 5 general election and answer their questions about the process and what's on the ballot. Sources for this guide include the South Dakota Secretary of State's office and original reporting. It only includes information on statewide and legislative races.
Poll: Republicans Trump, Dusty Johnson hold sizable leads
3 days ago · U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson and Public Utilities Commissioner Kristie Fiegen are well ahead in their re-election bids, with Johnson leading Democratic challenger Sheryl Johnson 61% to 24% and Fiegen polling at 50% in a three-candidate field. "In most Great Plains states, the Democratic Party 'brand' is toxic to 50% of the electorate and probably 50 ...
SD's grocery tax: What to know about ballot measure
Sep 23, 2024 · Sales tax receipts declined by 2.6% in fiscal year 2024 after gains of 9%, 12.2% and 12.7% the previous three years, according to the South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management. That dip reflects the earlier sales tax cut and will require action if the state can't tax groceries or other consumables, he said.
Poll: Support slips for abortion, primaries, food issues
Oct 21, 2024 · Support for ballot measures on abortion rights, open primaries and repealing the state food tax has dipped since May, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch. The Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota also sponsored the Oct. 12-16 scientific survey of 500 registered voters by Mason-Dixon ...
What to watch for in South Dakota's 2024 legislative races
Oct 17, 2024 9 min. Clarity will begin to emerge Nov. 5, when voters select representatives from the state’s 35 districts. Republican leadership of the South Dakota Senate, shown here during the 2023 session in Pierre, S.D., could be in flux between establishment and populist wings of the party depending on results of the Nov. 5 legislative ...
Vote South Dakota forum aims to shed light on 'complicated' …
Sep 15, 2024 · There are seven ballot measures in South Dakota's 2024 election, including abortion rights, open primaries, grocery tax repeal and recreational marijuana. Joel Allen, director of the McGovern Center on the DWU campus, noted that several of the measures have complex language that voters should hear more about before deciding.
Poll: Most South Dakota voters oppose recreational marijuana …
Jun 14, 2024 · The rate of opposition is consistent with a similar measure’s defeat in the 2022 election. But the level of support has dropped. A poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch showed that statewide support of marijuana legalization has dropped, creating a sizable deficit at a critical time when ballot measure committees are raising money and building strategies for …
Open primaries in South Dakota has early support: Poll
Stu Whitney. Jan 8, 2024 8 min. Nearly half of South Dakota voters support a proposed constitutional amendment to establish “top-two” open primaries for most political races, a News Watch poll shows. “I Voted” stickers are separated for voters at the downtown Siouxland Public Library branch in Sioux Falls in 2022.
Poll: Majority of South Dakotans want new system for primary …
Jun 12, 2024 10 min. Amendment H would establish “top-two” primaries for governor, Congress and state legislative and county races rather than political parties conducting separate primary contests. Poll workers wait for the next South Dakota primary voter at the Instructional Planning Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.