South Dakota GOP committee rejects bylaw changes, preserves nomination process

Proposal sought to limit who nominates at convention

Jan 14, 2023

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An effort to cut county precinct committeemen and committeewomen out of the South Dakota Republican Party nomination process for constitutional offices has been thwarted — for now.

The GOP’s State Central Committee Saturday in Pierre rejected proposed changes to the party’s bylaws that sought to reduce the number county-level Republicans able to vote on candidates for lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general.

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