( SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS WATCH ) — Support for ballot measures on abortion rights, open primaries and repealing the state food tax has dipped since May, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch .
The Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota also sponsored the Oct. 12-16 scientific survey of 500 registered voters by Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy. Those interviewed were selected randomly from a telephone-matched state voter registration list that included landline and cell numbers. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter registration by county.
One of the main takeaways is that a high-stakes battle over abortion access in South Dakota is too close to call.
Amendment G, a citizen-led effort to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, is supported by half (50%) of South Dakota’s registered voters and opposed by nearly as many (47%), with about two weeks left until the Nov. 5 election; 3% are undecided.