On June 17, the South Dakota Secretary of State said the Libertarian Party petition has enough valid signatures, so it is back on the ballot. It went off the ballot in November 2014 for failing to poll 2.5% for Governor. The South Dakota laws for members of small qualified parties to get on their own party’s primary ballot are so draconian, the Libertarian Party wasn’t able to run anyone for Governor in 2014, so obviously it went off the ballot.

This is the first Libertarian petition for statewide ballot status to succeed since March 2016, when the Oklahoma petition was found sufficient.