Bill to Reduce Candidates’ Time to Petition Survives Committee; Jon Hansen Defends Circulator Rights?!

Bill to Reduce Candidates’ Time to Petition Survives Committee; Jon Hansen Defends Circulator Rights?!

By a narrow 7–5 vote, House State Affairs yesterday approved an amended House Bill 1095, making Representative Rebecca Reimer’s (R-26BChamberlain) proposal to reduce candidates’ time to circulate nominating petitions. In not-bad news, the committee amended HB 1095 to change the petition deadline from Reimer’s original second proposal of the second Tuesday in March to the third Tuesday in March. That’s still earlier than the current deadline of t…

Committee advances bill that would tighten candidate deadlines for upcoming election

South Dakotans hoping to run in the June primary election this year could have less time to circulate their nominating petitions, based on a bill making its way through the legislative process. Rep. Rebecca Reimer, R-Chamberlain, introduced a bill that would change the nominating petition deadline to the third Tuesday in March, rather than various dates currently in statute, including March 31 for some candidates. A nominating petition signed by…

SD Committee Advances Bill That Would Tighten Candidate Deadlines For Upcoming Election

South Dakotans hoping to run in the June primary election this year could have less time to circulate their nominating petitions, based on a bill making its way through the legislative process.