PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) The Secretary of State's Office has received petitions for the first of a potential 20 ballot questions that could go before South Dakota voters next year.
Represent South Dakota Spokesman Doug Kronaizl says they dropped off over over 50,000 signatures for their anti-corruption measure. A constitutional amendment requires well over 27,000 signatures to get on the ballot.
This proposed amendment is essentially a modified version of IM-22, approved by the voters but then repealed by the State Legislature.
“South Dakotans clearly demanded change last November with IM 22, but the will of the people was ignored; now the people are one step closer to having the final say,” says Mitch Richter, a co-sponsor of the amendment and a former Republican legislator.
IM 22 2.0 bans foreign money in South Dakota elections and cracks down on gifts from lobbyists.