On Thursday, Attorney General Marty Jackley filed a motion in federal court to dismiss independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Myers's lawsuit against Secretary of State Jason Gant. Myers wants Secretary Gant to put Myers's withdrawn running mate Caitlin Collier with his…
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Secretary of State Jason Gant has refused to place Lora Hubbel on the November ballot. Yesterday Hubbel received a letter from Secretary Gant, dated July 18, stating that there is no statutory mechanism by which his office can accept Hubbel's…
My latest column for South Dakota Magazine discusses the disadvantages Independents face in getting on the ballot in South Dakota. I propose a modest package of reforms to our electoral laws to treat Independents more fairly: Establish a uniform filing…
...and becomes a state legislator? Aberdeen attorney Brandon Taliaferro did a good job of keeping his compulsively vocal new client Annette Bosworth quiet at her arraignment last Monday. Now if Taliaferro could just get that memo to the spokesman to…
Amid the hubbub of a perp walk and press conference for former illegitimate—and current potentially prosecutable—U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth today, it's easy to forget that Republicans' fourth-favorite candidate in Tuesday's five-way race isn't the only one-time Senate hopeful facing…
Annette told me not to do this. But this is what happens when you use your children as campaign props... and turn them into criminals. Annette appears determined to break South Dakota law right up to the end of her…
You could see here first on May 8 that a challenge had been filed to the petitions submitted by Independent U.S. Senate candidate Clayton Walker. You could see here first this afternoon that the challenge was successful. Now, you can…