The South Dakota Senate State Affairs was to have considered SB 69 on Friday, January 23, but has put off the hearing until next week. The bill, as originally introduced, moves the petition for a newly-qualifying party from March to February. An amendment has been put forth to provide that parties can also get the ballot with a June deadline, but such parties would nominate by convention, not by primary. South Dakota holds its primaries in June. The ACLU of South Dakota deserves credit for getting the amendment introduced, and it will be discussed next week.