Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.
On February 5, the South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee passed SB 95 by a vote of 4-2.
The bill says candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Legislature may avoid petitioning if they pay a filing fee of 1% of the annual salary of the office.
This is true for all candidates including independents trying to get on a Primary ballot.
The committee has seven members. Both Democrats on the Committee, Billie Sutton and Troy Heinert, voted “yes.” Two Republicans, Bob Ewing and Ried Holien, voted “yes.” Two Republicans, Scott Fiegen and Jenna Haggar, voted “no.” Betty Olson was excused for that hearing.
The candidate shall file the notice of candidacy and pay the election filing fee at the same time. The candidate may pay the election filing fee in cash or by credit card, money order, or wire transfer. Once paid, the election filing fee may not be refunded.
The effective date of this Act is January 1, 2017.
UPDATE
On February 8, the South Dakota State Senate defeated SB 95 by 24-8.
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