Advisory group suggests adding member of the public to South Dakota Open Meetings Commission

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 892

Last Updated: 4 days, 7 hours ago

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A member of the public could have a vote on South Dakota’s Open Meetings Commission if the state’s incoming attorney general, legislators and governor back a proposal recommended Thursday by an open meetings task force.

The commission is a five-member board established in 2004 to hear complaints about alleged violations of open meetings laws and issue censures to public bodies that have broken them.

Per state law, its five members have …

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