Legislature Will See Bills Dealing with Ballot Petition Process and Fundraising

A number of bills dealing with changes to the ballot petition process, and political fundraising have been introduced into this year’s session of the South Dakota legislature.

Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton says its mostly bills from the summer study committee so far

Kennedy says he doesn’t support any major change in the petition process

Some bills deal with restrictions on raising out of state money. Kennedy says those could have some legal problems

A bill that would raise the percentage needed to pass a constitutional amendment passed out of the Senate State Affairs Committee this week.

(WNAX)