南达科他州投票日：州长与参议员选举、四项全州议题同决
11月3日是南达科他州中期选举投票日，全州投票时间为上午7时至晚上7时，晚上7时仍在排队的选民仍可投票。州长选举中，共和党州众议院议长乔恩·汉森因现任州长拉里·罗登为其竞选副手，将与民主党州众议员罗伯特·“鲍勃”·阿勒斯对决，州长人选将同时决定继任州众议员议长。联邦参议员选举中，谋求第三个任期的共和党现任参议员迈克·朗兹将面对民主党教师布赖恩·本斯，现任者在初选中已经胜出。
本次选票共有4项全州议题：扩大医保覆盖医保提案、公民身份提案、政府信托基金中未领取财产的处置提案，以及将宪法修正案通过门槛提高到60%的提案。州务卿选举竞争激烈，共和党莫内·约翰逊、民主党特伦斯·戴维斯和自由党安布尔·马尔科3名候选人争一个职位；司法部长选举由共和党现任马蒂·贾克利对民主党迈克尔·格隆利。全部70名州众议员和35名州参议员改选。
州务长官办公室负责监督选票的印刷与分发，选民投票须出示南达科他州驾照、军人证、护照或学生证等带照片证件，计票结果将在该办公室网站陆续更新。
（来源：KOTA电台）
South Dakota Election Day: Governor and Senate Races Plus Four Statewide Measures
November 3 was midterm Election Day in South Dakota, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and voters in line at 7 p.m. still able to vote. In the governor's race, Republican state House Speaker Jon Hansen, with Gov. Larry Rhoden as his running mate, faced Democratic state Rep. Robert 'Bob' Ahlers; the winner would also shape the choice of the next House speaker. In the Senate race, Republican Sen. Mike Rounds, seeking a third term, faced Democratic teacher Brian Bengs, having already won his primary. The ballot carried four statewide measures: a Medicaid-expansion measure, a citizenship measure, a measure on unclaimed property in a government trust fund, and a measure raising the threshold for constitutional amendments to 60%. The secretary of state's race was competitive, with Republican Monae Johnson, Democrat Terrence Davis and Libertarian Amber Marco; for attorney general, Republican incumbent Marty Jackley faced Democrat Michael Gronli. All 70 state representatives and all 35 state senators were up for election. The Secretary of State's office oversees ballot printing and distribution; voters had to show photo ID such as a South Dakota driver's license, military ID, passport or student ID, and results would be posted on the office's website.
(Source: KOTA Radio)
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