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This past Thursday, I became aware that the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee had placed House Bill 1324 on its agenda to hear both proponent and opponent testimony. HB 1324 proposed abolishing the State Board of Elections and centralizing all administrative election duties within the Office of the Secretary of State, on the premise that the Secretary of State is an elected official, while members of the State Board of Elections are appointed. The bill’s prime sponso

District 27 State Senate candidate Anthony Kathol highlights the importance of participating in the legislative process while testifying on HB 1052.