WOW. For a group that has failed to get something past South Dakotans 2-3 times now, it appears that they’re calling in the out-of-state calvary this year and are putting their money where their mouths are. And the emphasis is on money. Open Primaries 2023 Year End Report by Pat Powers on Scribd (Nice scan […]
The South Dakota Freedom Caucus apparently ginned up it’s membership through their website to attack the Summit Carbon pipeline during the PUC’s comment period for the hearings to be held. So, without getting into it too much.. Sd Freedom Caucus 061223 by Pat Powers on Scribd So, according to what we’re reading, of the dozen […]
An out of state student libertarian group alleged by critics to have broken campaign finance laws in at least one state has apparently been going door to door in District 6 promoting the candidacy of former Libertarian Party chairman Aaron Aylward: Distributing a flyer with the disclaimer “paid for by Make Liberty Win,” it also […]
Top Political Stories of 2019: #6 – Marijuana measure pushers regroup with out of state allies, and put two marijuana legalization ballot measures up for 2020. Drug legalization efforts in South Dakota have a history of staying true to the state’s conservative roots, in that they’ve been rejected time and again. But, after over a […]
Did I hit a nerve with my post about there not being enough time for the purveyors of pot to successfully refer to the voters their measure to put pot dispensaries on every small town Main Street in SD? Because Melissa Mentele appears to be in full freak out mode, especially since they haven’t started […]
A gathering of organizations has filed a lawsuit against the state to try to overturn the provisions of a ban on out-of-state funds for ballot issues before it goes into effect on July 1, according to the Argus Leader: The lawsuit was filed by South Dakota’s Newspaper Association, Retailers Association, Broadcasters Association, Chamber Ballot Action […]
Great win for the groups aligned with No on W, as the measure was soundly defeated, showing that South Dakotans are growing weary of being a mad scientists lab for Ballot measures. Even if you put Jennifer Lawrence in a commercial.
sd-represents-order-47285-20181001-160617275-pdf by Pat Powers on Scribd A Washington DC Democrat Media Company, Canal Partners Media, just dropped 12K on an ad buy on KDLT for Represent South Dakota, likely for advertisements on Amendment W. Why do they need to run commercials to convince people to vote for Amendment W? Because they’re trying to convince people […]
The Open Primaries group, which hopes to keep those pesky independent and third party candidates from cluttering the fall ballot (by eliminating them in the summer) has filed their year end campaign finance report. And it certainly shows that once again, this is not a local effort: Open Primaries 2017 Year End Campaign Finance Report […]
The Associated Press is reporting this morning that the Secretary of State has approved the Mickelson backed ban on out of state funds for ballot measures with about 1000 signatures to spare: A South Dakota ballot measure that would ban out-of-state fundraising for citizens’ initiatives will go before voters in November, the state’s chief elections […]