Lawsuit against shorter petition window subjects governor candidate to grilling on the stand

Lawsuit against shorter petition window subjects governor candidate to grilling on the stand

South Dakota Speaker of the House Jon Hansen, R-Dell Rapids, speaks at a meeting of the Project Prison Reset work group on June 3, 2025, in Pierre. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)RAPID CITY — A candidate for governor of South Dakota endured two hours of questioning on a witness stand Monday about his efforts to restrict citizen-initiated ballot measures. The candidate is Jon Hansen, who serves as speaker of the state House of Represent…