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Dell Rapids · Dell Rapids

Jon Hansen Struggles to Tell Truth in Court

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Speaker of the House Jon Hansen (R-25/Dell Rapids) testified for the defense in federal court on Monday, June 23, in the Dakotans for Health lawsuit against his House Bill 1184, a new law moving the deadline for initiative petitions up three months, from early May to early February. As Seth Tupper reported, Hansen did not perform well on the stand. Tupper focuses on the fact that Hansen, under oath, alleged…Read Article

South Dakota · South Dakota

Earlier Petition Deadline, Easier Petition Printing… Six New Laws Affect Initiative/Referendum Process

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The 2025 Legislature approved seven bills and one resolution affecting the initiative and referendum process. Governor Larry Rhoden vetoed the single absolute worst of those bills; the other six took effect yesterday, July 1. The one resolution approved goes to a statewide vote as Amendment L in November 2026. How do the six new laws affect citizens circulating petitions to put initiatives and referenda on the ballot? HB 1184—Petition Deadline: …Read Article

Rapid City, South Dakota · Rapid City

Petition Deadline Case: State’s “Compelling Interest” Argument Not Very Compelling

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So if I already got the courts to say that any initiative petition deadline earlier than six months before the election violates the First Amendment, how does the state justify trying to enact a nine-month deadline? Well, I’ve read the state’s briefs defending 2025 House Bill 1184 and participated in last Monday’s court hearing of the lawsuit Dakotans for Health has brought against the nine-month deadline, so believe me when I say, not very effe…Read Article

Want to Amend South Dakota’s Constitution? Better Start by July 21!

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Whether or not Dakotans for Health prevails in its legal battle to stop the state from moving the initiative petition deadline from the first Tuesday in May to the first Tuesday in February, an important practical deadline is approaching for South Dakotans who want to place constitutional amendments on the 2026 ballot. Short form: If you want to start a petition drive to amend the South Dakota Constitution, you need to start by July 21, three we…South Dakota · South Dakota Read Article

Koskan Loses Lawsuit over Sex Offender Registry and Denial of Work Release, Now Out on Parole

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In other court news, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Piersol dismissed on Thursday a civil rights complaint from Joel Koskan, who was convicted of incest against his adopted American Indian daughter in 2023. In January 2024, just nine months into his ten-year felony sentence, Koskan sued the Department of Corrections for categorizing him as a sex offender. Representing himself, Koskan complained that sex offender status unfairly denied him of…Southern Division · Southern Division Read Article

Brief: Judge Hears Testimony on Petition Deadline, Continues Hearing to August 8

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Dakotans for Health and the State of South Dakota faced off in federal court Monday as U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler heard arguments over the constitutionality of 2025 House Bill 1184, a new law that would move up the deadline for submitting signed statewide initiative petitions from the first Tuesday in May to the first Tuesday in February. Dakotans for Health, a ballot question committee led by Sioux Falls businessman and activist Rick…Health · Sioux Falls Read Article

Nine-Month Initiative Petition Deadline Violates First Amendment

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I had the pleasure of spending Monday in federal court in Rapid City. I testified as an expert witness on circulating ballot question petitions on behalf of my friend Rick Weiland and his ballot question committee Dakotans for Health, which is suing the state of South Dakota over its new law, 2025 House Bill 1184, moving the deadline for submitting initiative petitions up from the first Tuesday in May to the first Tuesday in February. Reporter S…Rapid City, South Dakota · Rapid City Read Article

SD Law Review Publishes Heidelberger/McNary/Nesiba Paper on Legislative War on Initiative

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First a novel, now a paper in the South Dakota Law Review! My friend Reynold Nesiba emailed me back in January: “Of all of the bills below, which do you think are the worst?” The Augie econ prof attached a list of 31 bills and resolutions related to initiative and referendum that the South Dakota Legislature approved during his tenure as District 15 Senator from 2017 through 2024. Such are the casual emails I get from friends. That email resulte…South Dakota · South Dakota Read Article

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