Proud to Have Given SD Voters an Opportunity for Better Government
Joe Kirby, Chairman of South Dakota Open Primaries, said, “We are disappointed in the vote tonight but are proud of our effort and our team. We gave South Dakota voters an opportunity to address some fundamental problems in the state’s government.”
“Open primaries would have improved low voter turnout in the primary elections, empowered 155,000 independent South Dakota voters to fully participate in the primaries, brought competition to our elections and motivated politicians to address the concerns of all voters, not just their party bosses.”
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Apparently voters didn’t feel disenfranchised after all.
H would have taken away choices in the general election. It was dumb.
Nothing says fewer choices like granting more people a choice. Stunning logic.
More choices in the general is the way to go not the primary.
Agreed! This open primary measure was the stupidest measure on the ballot. If you want to vote in a primary – REGISTER WITH A POLITICAL PARTY OF YOUR CHOICE!! The whole purpose of a primary election is for PARTIES to select their members as candidates for office in the general election.
Mr. Kirby apparently the majority of South Dakotans don’t agree with you.
Looks like a lot of Independents said “don’t do me any favors.”
Paternalism never goes over well.
why would giving more people access to blank sheets of paper increase voter turnout?