Reposted by hannah draper
50,000 South Dakotans have health care coverage because voters expanded Medicaid in 2022. The initiative passed with 56% of the vote.
So this year the GOP has put 2 measures on ballot:
—one to roll back Medicaid expansion
—another to require future initiatives like this get 60 percent.
boltsmag.org
"Disrespectful for Voters": The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy - Bolts
Frustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state cons...
