Signatures submitted for 'top two' primary election in Republican
Time:2024-05-07 14:44:37 Source:worldViews(143)
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.
You may also like
- Bank Holiday washout! Met Office issues nine
- Biden pledges 'relentless diplomacy' on global challenges
- I'm a cruise ship worker
- Why Temple Bar backs cheap shares like M&S, BP and Royal Mail: INVESTING SHOW
- China extends more inclusive loans to small businesses
- HK$3.5 billion Hong Kong Palace Museum opens after typhoon delay
- Brutalist
- United Airlines flight is forced to DIVERT after a dog POOPED in first class aisle
- Turkey says it has carried out new airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq