Independents vote in South Dakota primary elections now. Independents can vote in the Democrat primary or fill out a simple one page form and vote in the Republican primary. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete the form.
So what is Amendment H? Amendment H would change our state constitution so we would be forced to have top-two primary elections. A top-two primary is a type of primary election where all candidates are listed on the same ballot. The two candidates with the top number of votes advance to the general election. It is possible (likely) that two candidates from the same political party would win the primary and face off in the general election. This would mean some parties (Independents and Democrats) would never have a candidate in the general election.
There are only two states that have true top-two primaries now, California and Washington. Both these states have significant issues with cost of living, crime, and homelessness. California and many parts of Washington are so expensive families struggle to survive there.
So, Amendment H would bring social problems and Independents would have LESS say. We need to keep our independence and our Independents. Vote No on Amendment H.
