A leader of South Dakota Canvassing Group, a pro-Trump organization that’s been pushing for an overhaul of the state’s election system, on Thursday called for the resignations of all seven members on the South Dakota Board of Elections,

The recent decision by state Rep. Peri Pourier of Rapid City to change her party affiliation to Republican from Democratic comes amid an increased emphasis by Republicans on competing in what had long been a Democratic stronghold on the Oglala Sioux Reservation.

Former Sen. Ryan Maher was the last Democratic lawmaker who switched to the Republican Party. He switched in 2011 after serving as a Democrat from 2007 to 2010, while representing a portion of northwestern South Dakota and the Cheyenne River Reservation.

Nathan Sanderson, a Republican, executive director of the South Dakota Retailers Association and former director of policy and operations in the Daugaard administration, said one of the state’s greatest economic development successes is the dairy industry.

Baxter will be running against current Secretary of State Monae Johnson, who is seeking re-election, and Terrence Davis, a former SD State Trooper.

With the primary election eight months away, two Republican candidates for major South Dakota offices brought their campaigns to Yankton on Thursday.

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