Judge blocks public directory for signature collectors, signaling a win for South Dakota's initiative and referendum process

Judge blocks public directory for signature collectors, signaling a win for South Dakota's initiative and referendum process
Dakotans for Health filed the lawsuit earlier this year, arguing the rules imposed by a new law governing paid circulators encroached citizens' free speech rights. It's the second law in as many years to be blocked by a federal judge in South Dakota.
Written By: Christopher Vondracek
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Attempts by Republicans in the South Dakota legislature to squeeze the direct democracy initiatives long enjoyed in the state were thwarted again this week, as a federal judge in Sioux Falls issued a preliminary injunction against a 2020 law requiring persons paid to collect signatures for ballot measures register with a public database.

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