State of South Dakota Archives: on Government Reform

Dennis Daugaard: Photo ID for voting

Question topic: People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Daugaard: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 S.D. Gubernatorial campaign Sep 28, 2014

Gordon Howie: Freely give to political campaigns, but with full disclosure

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Stricter limits on political campaign funds"?

A: Oppose -Anyone should be able to give freely to any campaign as long as there is full disclosure and transparency

Source: E-mail interview: 2014 S.D. Senate race with OnTheIssues.org Sep 18, 2014

Joel Dykstra: Limit individual & PAC donations; require disclosure

Q: Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates: Individual donations?

A: Yes.

Q: PAC?

A: Yes.

Q: Corporate?

A: Yes.

Q: Political Parties

A: No.

Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?

A: No.

Source: 2006 S.D. Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2006

Jon Hansen: Shorten time to get signatures for ballot questions

One bill would move the deadline for submitting petition signatures from May to February in the year of a general election. Supporters said the change is necessary to ensure adequate time for signature verification and legal challenges before the election. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Jon Hansen,helped lead a legal challenge against last November's constitutional amendment that would have placed abortion rights in the state constitution. Source: S.D. Searchlight on 2026 South Dakota Gubernatorial race Mar 17, 2025

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