SD lawmakers reject bill to allow county recalls
PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a measure that would have allowed people to seek recall elections to remove county commissioners from office.
PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a measure that would have allowed people to seek recall elections to remove county commissioners from office.
The House State Affairs Committee voted 12-1 to kill the bill after opponents said recall elections are not needed for county commissioners.
The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Mike Verchio of Hill City, said recall elections can now be held for city commissioners and mayors if voters collect enough petitions. He says his bill would have allowed the same kind of recall elections for county commissioners.
Bob Wilcox of the South Dakota County Commissioners Association says recall elections are not needed because voters can decide every four years whether to keep a commissioner in office.
Lawmakers say county commissioners who commit crimes can already be removed from office.
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