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South Dakota Amendment V Picks Up Momentum into Election Weekend
With teams of canvassers on the ground in ten communities the past week, the endorsements of every daily newspaper that voiced an opinion, and key support from influential Republicans, independents an ...
04 Nov, 2016
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How Amendment V Fixes South Dakota's Broken Elections
Amendment V is modeled on the Nebraska system, that is among the most competitive in U.S.Most voters would like to believe that their votes on Tuesday will decide the outcome of state legislative race ...
02 Nov, 2016
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Independent, Third Party Candidates: Vote Your Conscience; Stick With Us
Why stick with third party and independent candidates in November, if Clinton and Trump have a combined 80% of the electorate in all major polls? In an election season that is anything but usual, one ...
10 Oct, 2016
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OPINION: A Single Headline Cannot Contain All the Reasons to Oppose S.D.’s Nonpartisan Top-Two Proposal
In November, voters in South Dakota will decide whether to pass Amendment V. If passed, the measure will institute a nonpartisan primary much like the one in Washington state. Under the proposed rules ...
06 Oct, 2016
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The Most Effective Political Action You Can Take This November Has Nothing To Do With POTUS Race
Presidential politics has taken center stage this election year, for good reason. But if you're interested in making a political impact, you may be focusing on the wrong race.The truth is, when you vo ...
22 Sep, 2016
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South Dakota League of Women Voters, AARP Say Nonpartisan Elections Are Best for All Voters
Sioux Falls, S.D. - Amendment V Nonpartisan Elections in South Dakota received two major endorsements Tuesday. The South Dakota League of Women Voters and AARP South Dakota announced their ...
13 Sep, 2016
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Schwarzenegger: U.S. Politics Needs an Open Conversation, Not a Closed One
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Friday that he supports Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld appearing in the presidential debates for the same reason he supported nonp ...
09 Sep, 2016
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Why the Voter Rebellion is Alive and Being Led ... by South Dakota!
While no longer operative in the presidential election, the voter rebellion witnessed during the primaries is alive and well. South Dakota is now the epicenter, where Amendment V for Nonpartisan Elect ...
06 Sep, 2016
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Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party ballot access campaigns have had more success in 2016 than ever before, according to Rick Lass, Ballot Access Coordinator for the Jill Stein campaign.You can check out the Greens' infograp ...
02 Sep, 2016
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5 min read
Can the States Save Our Democracy?
© 2016 by Hedrick Smith. Republished with permission from the author. Smith is the executive editor of reclaimtheamericandream.org.WASHINGTON — In this tumultuous election year, little atten ...
22 Aug, 2016
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