The beauty of the system, Nelson said, is that the machine itself does not count votes; the optical-scan ballot provides a paper record. "It meshes technology and the integrity of the process," Nelson said.His office has posted a very helpful website where you can check on who's successfuly registered for what, both with candidates and referendum petitions.
I am also following (and contributed to) a new South Dakota Candidates 2006 Wiki which is keeping up with things too, not just the legal status but some unofficial info too, for example who is circulating petitions or even just talking about it. It will be fun to see how that page evolves over the next few months! (What's a wiki?)
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Does anyone have the date for the mayoral election in SF? I heard April?
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April 11.
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If anyone finds more information, please, add to the
SD Election Wiki. Maybe it needs a little calendar section...
The primaries are June 6. So far as I know, there are no other elections on the same day. However, in some cases this primary election will be more important than the general election - for example, Stan Adelstein has a right-wingnut opponent in the primary, and Brock Greenfield has a moderate opponent in his primary.
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