KSOO-AM 1140 - Live, Local and Breaking News from Sioux Falls, South Dakota » Voting http://ksoo.com The Talk of Sioux Falls Fri, 24 May 2013 21:38:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Column: A Vote for Convenience http://ksoo.com/column-a-vote-for-convenience/ http://ksoo.com/column-a-vote-for-convenience/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:02 +0000 John Gossom http://ksoo.com/?p=102545 Tuesday’s school board election for Sioux Falls may have had a measly 3.7% turnout, but lack of convenience is certainly not to blame.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/column-a-vote-for-convenience/feed/ 0 David Becker/Getty Images It's Soon Over http://ksoo.com/its-soon-over/ http://ksoo.com/its-soon-over/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:48:44 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=29891 All of the campaign ads, flyers, yard signs, political mailings and robo-calls are coming to an end.

And not a minute too soon.

I guess we get something like this every two years, or four years with the race for the White House

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]]> http://ksoo.com/its-soon-over/feed/ 0 Fewer South Dakota Voters Cast Early Ballots Than in 2008 http://ksoo.com/fewer-south-dakota-voters-cast-early-ballots-than-in-2008/ http://ksoo.com/fewer-south-dakota-voters-cast-early-ballots-than-in-2008/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:10:08 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=29705 Fewer South Dakota voters cast their ballots early in this presidential election than four years ago.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/fewer-south-dakota-voters-cast-early-ballots-than-in-2008/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle/Getty Images Vote Early (But Not Often) http://ksoo.com/vote-early-but-not-often/ http://ksoo.com/vote-early-but-not-often/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:41:19 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=26877 Political observers tell us more people are voting early this year, and it continues a trend we've seen in recent years.

I'll bet more people would cast an early ballot if they knew it would stop the phone calls and the mailings, but there's no way to keep the barrage of political ads off the radio or television

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]]> http://ksoo.com/vote-early-but-not-often/feed/ 0 Clash Over South Dakota Voter Pamphlets Goes to the Courts http://ksoo.com/clash-over-south-dakota-voter-pamphlets-goes-to-the-courts/ http://ksoo.com/clash-over-south-dakota-voter-pamphlets-goes-to-the-courts/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:38:51 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=21830 A state senator from Rapid City is suing South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant over a voter guide.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/clash-over-south-dakota-voter-pamphlets-goes-to-the-courts/feed/ 0 Clipart How to Register to Vote in South Dakota http://ksoo.com/how-to-register-to-vote-in-south-dakota/ http://ksoo.com/how-to-register-to-vote-in-south-dakota/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:59:05 +0000 Ben http://ksoo.com/?p=17112 The conventions are over. An autumn chill is in the air and the November 6th elections are just around the corner. What does that mean for you? How do you register to vote in South Dakota? Here is some helpful information for you.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/how-to-register-to-vote-in-south-dakota/feed/ 0 Voting is Underway in South Dakota http://ksoo.com/voting-is-underway-in-south-dakota/ http://ksoo.com/voting-is-underway-in-south-dakota/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:16:44 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=17021 We're more than a month away from the General Election, but voters in South Dakota and several other states are getting a jump on casting their votes.

Early voting began in South Dakota 0n Friday, and as the Associated Press reports, it's going on in other states as well

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]]> http://ksoo.com/voting-is-underway-in-south-dakota/feed/ 0 SD Official Seeks to Increase Voter Registration http://ksoo.com/sd-official-seeks-to-increase-voter-registration/ http://ksoo.com/sd-official-seeks-to-increase-voter-registration/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:21:39 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=12090 South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant says he will work with some national organizations to help people learn how to become registered voters.

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