🇺🇸 USA 8h ago · Makenzie Huber

New requirement for combined state, local elections brings dizzying array of ballot variations

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New requirement for combined state, local elections brings dizzying array of ballot variations
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A sample ballot is on display for voters during the Nov. 5, 2024, general election in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)A new South Dakota law intended to make voting easier is doing the opposite for some of the people running elections.
The new law requires cities and schools to hold their elections with the statewide primary in June or the general election in November, rather than on separate dates. Lawmakers hope the change will increase turnout, but

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