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Democracy on the Ballot

Democracy on the Ballot

Jay Williams Photo: WNAX


One South Dakota legislative candidate believes democracy in on the ballot next month.

Democrat Jay Williams of Yankton is running for a District 18 House seat and is spreading his message to voters…..https://on.soundcloud.com/ojLBQ

Williams says people have to vote on ideals and not just candidates….https://on.soundcloud.com/HYRBn

Williams says he is also concerned about a lack of interest from voters….https://on.soundcloud.com/C48VL

Williams ran for the same House seat in 2014 and was the democratic candidate facing Senator John Thune in 2016.

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