Supporters of a “top two” primary election system in South Dakota that would replace the current partisan process with one open to all voters have submitted thousands more petition signatures than required to bring a vote this fall on their ballot initiative.
On Monday, South Dakota Open Primaries sponsors said they submitted petitions with 47,000 signatures to Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s office. The measure group needs 35,017 valid signatures to make the November ballot. Johnson’s office has until Aug. 13 to validate the measure, a proposed constitutional amendment.
Under South Dakota’s current primary election system, candidates in gubernatorial, congressional, legislative and county races compete in a partisan primary. The measure would allow all candidates to compete against each other in one primary, and the top two vote-getters in each race or for each seat would advance to the general election. A similar measure failed in 2016.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
George Clooney beams as he rings in his 63rd birthday with cake and balloons alongside coGeorgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a dataVERY awkward moment Met Gala staffer suffers embarrassing tumble on the red carpetSlow to expand, internet casino gambling is the future of US betting, industry execs sayBrayan Rocchio's RBI hit in the 10th gives the Guardians a 5Man indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debateMissouri's GOP Gov. Mike Parson signs law expanding voucher64 people charged in sexual abuse investigations in Canada, Ontario police sayFlorida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney saysGambling legislation remains stalled in session's closing hours
0.1301s , 6497.3125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Signatures submitted for 'top two' primary election in Republican ,International Investigation news portal