Education about voting rights and distance from polling places key issues in addressing voter suppression

Education about voting rights and distance from polling places key issues in addressing voter suppression

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. One top reason people don't register to vote in South Dakota is because they don't know that they can. Melissa McCauley's is the lead organizer for Sioux Falls-based LEAD, a group that helps people register to vote. She said she helped 140 people register at a Sioux Falls event in June, and she believes a top barrier has been a lack of information about who is allowed to register. "This is a huge issue, and every year i…