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SD passes weed, wagering bills

November 3, 2020February 17, 2024 Jacob Forster0Tagged ailee johns, arthur rusch, Democrat, Dusty Johnson, elections, legislature, libertarian, mike rounds, Republican, utility commissioner

In statewide races, incumbent Republican Senator Mike Rounds leads democratic nominee Dan Ahlers with 69% of the reported vote, while incumbent Republican Representative Dusty Johnson leads libertarian Randy “Uriah” Luallin with 83% of the reported vote. In the race for the public utility commissionership, Republican nominee Gary Hanson leads with 70% of the reported vote, […]

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Get Out the Yote registers students to vote in last weeks before election

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Jacob Forster0Tagged 2020 elections, auditor, ballot, clay county, clay county auditor, courthouse, Democrat, election, elections, Get out the Yote, Republican, swing states, voter registration, Voting

In 23 states, the deadline to register to vote has already passed, but for South Dakota, that deadline is Oct. 19. Addison Miller, director of Get Out the Yote — a student organization encouraging USD students who can claim residence in Clay County to register in South Dakota — said the organization seeks to work […]

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