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Youth Wage, Election Changes Go To Voters In 2016 Election

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s youngest workers won’t see a drop in their minimum wage to $7.50 per hour this week as the state’s voters will be able to decide the law’s fate in the 2016 elections.

The secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday activists working to defeat the law secured enough valid signatures to put it before voters in 2016.

Since the law is up for a vote, minors’ wages won’t drop a dollar to $7.50 Wednesday.

Activists working against a package of election-law changes also secured enough signatures to put the law to a vote.

Opponents of the election-law changes, which include different filing deadlines and signature gathering requirements, say they make it harder for candidates to run for office. Activists argue the changes are especially difficult for smaller parties.

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