April 1, 2026
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Stan Adelstein
Update: Earlier this article identified Stan Adelstein as a state representative; in fact, he’s a former state representative and current state senator. Stan Adelstein is an 84 year old Republican member of the South Dakota State Senate who represents the state’s 32nd district.…
Derrick Michael Reid is one of the candidates hoping to be the Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate in 2016. He attended the convention for the South Dakota and North Dakota Libertarian Parties over this past weekend.…
From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
Earlier this year South Dakota changed the petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party to submit a petition of 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote for party status.…