ELECTIONS
Tim Johnson's secret to success
It's not difficult to get things done, according to an old saying, if you don't care who gets the credit. That may be a fitting tribute to Tim Johnson, one of three South Dakota Democrats who served ...
Posted on 3/27/13 at 1:19 AM
McGovern, Nixon rhetoric escalated this week in ’72
EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a weekly series examining the events of 40 years ago that led to Mitchell native George McGoverns Democratic presidential nomination and run for the White House. By TOM ...
Posted on 8/26/12 at 10:04 PM
Rounds ponders run for Senate in 2014
Mike Rounds, a former two-term governor, is considering a race against Sen. Tim Johnson in 2014. Neither man has ever lost a race.By Tom Lawrence , February 05, 2012
SD House votes to tack years onto legislative terms
PIERRE (AP) — State legislators could see their terms extended if a resolution passed by the full House becomes law.January 31, 2012
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.January 23, 2012
Shannon County residents sue over early voting
The county on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation contracts with neighboring Fall River County for elections. That leaves residents with no permanent location within Shannon County to register to vote and to pick up and submit an absentee ballot.January 18, 2012
MERCER: A man of ambition, and of perturbation about a predecessor
December 05, 2011
Voting-centers concept gains another step toward SD usage
By Bob Mercer , November 30, 2011
SD unveils new campaign finance website
RAPID CITY (AP) — South Dakota is getting a new website that the secretary of state says will make it easier to monitor money in state elections.November 23, 2011
ACLU, secretary of state to meet on felon voting rights
The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota and South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant plan to meet soon to discuss the voting rights of convicted felons.By Tom Lawrence , November 02, 2011
ACLU, SD disagree on suit settlement compliance
The American Civil Liberties Union accused South Dakota on Monday of failing to comply with an agreement concerning voting rights for certain felons, but a state official responded the oversight wasn’t intentional.By The Associated Press , November 01, 2011
National Popular Vote movement fails to go forward in SD
PIERRE — Remember the talk a few months ago about asking South Dakota voters whether they want to join the winner-take-all movement for electing U.S. presidents? That issue won’t be on the November 2012 statewide ballot after all.By Bob Mercer , October 26, 2011
New legislative map finalized
Republicans block amendments, including Kloucek’s Bon Homme plan.By Bob Mercer , October 25, 2011
MERCER: Indian-language election issue deserves scrutiny
By Bob Mercer , October 24, 2011
ANALYSIS: Monday’s redistricting session will test cohesiveness of GOP
PIERRE — When the Legislature meets Monday for its special session to draw new boundary lines for its 35 districts, the central tension will be the question of why some people’s preferences will be approved while others won’t get what they want.By Bob Mercer , October 22, 2011
SD redistricting fight to focus on Aberdeen area
PIERRE (AP) — When the South Dakota Legislature holds a special session Monday to redraw the boundaries of the state's 35 legislative districts, the biggest fight likely will focus on the area around Aberdeen.October 21, 2011
Native American language help during elections waived for SD counties
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Nearly a dozen counties in the Dakotas no longer have to provide Native American language assistance during elections after the U.S. Census Bureau updated its guidelines this month.October 18, 2011
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