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South Dakota Voters to Decide on a Government Accountability Board

South Dakota Voters to Decide on a Government Accountability Board

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Voters in South Dakota next month will decide on three constitutional amendments.

Amendment “W” would create a government accountability board.

“Represent South Dakota” was the group behind the petition drive to put the amendment on the ballot. Spokesman Darrell Solberg says they used public input to write the amendment…

Solberg says the amendment would create a board to monitor money in politics…

Solberg says the board would not be unique…https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/darrell-solberg-1018c</a

Solberg says the amendment was created in response to the legislatures action repealing IM22 that had been approved by voters in 2016.

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