Group fails to gather enough petition signatures to put new South Dakota tax law on the ballot

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 226

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Opponents of a new law that uses a higher state sales tax rate to fund property tax reductions for homeowners said Friday they did not collect enough petition signatures to put the measure on the Nov. 3 ballot.

South Dakotans for Fair Taxes needed 17,508 signatures from registered South Dakota voters to refer the law. A press release from the group announcing its failure to reach that threshold did not say how many signatures …

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