Senate State Affairs Committee Delays Action On Bill To Move Local Elections To Primary Or General Elections

PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Senate State Affairs Committee has deferred action on a bill to reduce the days available to hold elections. Representative Will Mortenson says House Bill 1130 looks to drive voter turnout in municipal and school board elections…

Counties, cities and school boards were largely in opposition to the measure. Roger Tellinghuisen, representing the South Dakota Association of County Officials says auditors would see an increase in work load with a change…

In his rebuttal, Mortenson says combining non-partisan election with partisan election will not influence the results…

The Senate State Affairs Committee voted four-four on the measure. A member of the Committee was absent during the vote. Committee Chair Senator Jim Mehlhaff deferred final action until until the full Committee could vote.