U.S. District Court Strikes Down Early Petition Deadline for Initiatives in South Dakota

Posted on by September 1, 2025

On August 29, U.S. District Court Judge Camela C. Theeler, a Biden appointee, struck down South Dakota’s February petition deadline for statewide initiatives. Dakotans for Health v Johnson, 4:25cv-4050. Here is the decision.

In 2023, the Eighth Circuit had struck down South Dakota’s deadline of one year before the election for initiative petitions. In response, the legislature had moved the petition deadline to May. But in 2025, it moved that deadline to February. The state argues that the early deadline is necessary in case the initiative is subject to court challenge, but that argument did not prevail.

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U.S. District Court Strikes Down Early Petition Deadline for Initiatives in South Dakota — 22 Comments

  4. NO CHANGING THE SUBJECT !!!

    THE AZ SPAMBOT NEEDS TO STOP SWITCHING THE SUBJECT AND TRYING TO DISTRACT FROM THE IFO SPAMBOT CHALLENGE !!!!

    In what year did Trump become your ruler? How many more decades do you think he will be in power? Which of his sons do you think is the most likely to succeed him? What does he typically do with those who are disloyal or disparaging him – public execution? Quietly disappearing? Whipping? Mutilation? Harvesting their organs without anaesthesia while they are still alive? Long prison sentences? Exile? Are women who do not praise him sufficiently typically gang raped by order of the court?

  6. ALL major dates for election stuff must be in constitutions –

    to end date machinations by gerrymander hacks.
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    MODEL STATE CONST – PART
    Sec. 11. (1) The full text of a constitution amendment or law petition (with a short heading of not more than [50] capital letters and spaces) shall be filed with the secretary of state and be given a YEAR-NUMBER. New words shall be in bold. Current words to be removed shall be interlined.
    (2) Petition Form [12] point type, [8.5 by 11 inches]:
    [CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT] [LAW] PETITION [YEAR-NUMBER] [SHORT HEADING]
    [Full Text]
    (3) Elector Form [12] point type, [4.25 by 5.5 inches]:
    I want to vote on [CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT] [LAW] PETITION [YEAR-NUMBER] [SHORT HEADING].
    Elector signature, printed name, address and date signed.
    Return to: (address)
    (4) Elector Forms for a constitution amendment (or law) shall be signed within [2] years by registered Electors respectively equal to [8] or [6] percent of the number of Electors at the last regular election for governor and be filed and verified respectively by [105] and [70] days before the election day.
    (5) The full text of a valid proposed constitution amendment or law shall be posted in public.
    (6) Ballot Form [12] point type:
    Shall [CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT] [LAW] PETITION [YEAR-NUMBER] [SHORT HEADING] be approved?
    YES [Box]
    NO [Box]
    (7) If a constitution amendment or law is approved by a majority of the Electors voting on it, then it shall take effect [7] days after the election day.
    (8) If 2 or more constitution amendments (laws) approved at the same election conflict, then the amendment (law) receiving the most YES votes shall prevail.
    (9) An approved law shall not violate this constitution and may only be amended or repealed by the Electors, but the legislature may propose to amend or repeal the law with at least [56] days notice.
    (10) The above shall apply in like manner to the Electors, councils and ordinances in cities.
    (11) This section shall be self-enforcing and shall also be enforced by general tort and criminal laws.

  10. Adding to the pressure are two special elections in September that almost certainly will add two Democrats to the chamber in seats open due to the deaths of Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.). Virginia’s special election is Sept. 9, and Arizona’s is Sept. 23.

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    ANY 3RDS / INDEES IN THE SPEC ES ???

  11. IF TRUMP WAS A TYRANT IFO’S QUESTIONS WOULD MAKE SENSE. THAT’S WHY THE AZ SPAMBOT NEEDS TO ANSWER THEM.

  12. NO CHANGING THE SUBJECT !!!

    THE AZ SPAMBOT NEEDS TO STOP SWITCHING THE SUBJECT AND TRYING TO DISTRACT FROM THE IFO SPAMBOT CHALLENGE !!!!

    In what year did Trump become your ruler? How many more decades do you think he will be in power? Which of his sons do you think is the most likely to succeed him? What does he typically do with those who are disloyal or disparaging him – public execution? Quietly disappearing? Whipping? Mutilation? Harvesting their organs without anaesthesia while they are still alive? Long prison sentences? Exile? Are women who do not praise him sufficiently typically gang raped by order of the court?

  14. Even woke Pedos want the AZ SPAMBOT to answer THE IFO SPAMBOT instead of linking the woke Pedo joke “Wikipedia” which anybody can edit!

  22. AZ666 spambot,

    In what year did Trump become your ruler? How many more decades do you think he will be in power? Which of his sons do you think is the most likely to succeed him? What does he typically do with those who are disloyal or disparaging him – public execution? Quietly disappearing? Whipping? Mutilation? Harvesting their organs without anaesthesia while they are still alive? Long prison sentences? Exile? Are women who do not praise him sufficiently typically gang raped by order of the court?

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