Chiesman Center: voter fatigue, disgust plaguing South Dakota democracy

Well, here's a sobering piece from Rapid City-based Chiesman Center for Democracy:

Across South Dakota, less than half of all local elections every year actually take place. This is due primarily to the lack of candidates for local public offices (city, county, school district, special districts, etc.). The resulting impact is that these public officials are then responsible for your tax dollars – in many cases millions of local tax dollars, without ever having the opportunity (since they had no opposition) to inform the voters as to their stance on issues of importance. [excerpt, Voter Fatigue, Voter Disgust & The Lack Of Participation In Our Local Democracy]

Our political system is rigged and so is our government. We need to “take it back." @RBReich sums it up very well: http://t.co/Htd3KhjrYg
— Rick Weiland (@RickWeilandTIB) March 5, 2015