Vote South Dakota forum aims to shed light on ‘complicated’ election

South Dakota News Watch — Trina Lapp, an 18-year-old Milbank native who attends Dakota Wesleyan University, doesn’t view politics or the upcoming election as an afterthought. “We’re the upcoming generation that will be the main voters eventually.” She is one of several Dakota Wesleyan students who will take part in a Vote South Dakota forum Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Sherman Center on the DWU campus in Mitchell. ‘A lot to unpack’ There are seven ballot measures in South Dakota’s 2024 election, including abortion rights, open primaries, grocery tax repeal and recreational marijuana. She noted that social media outlets such as TikTok are not always reliable sources of information and that “it’s important for my generation to be more involved and hear directly from the candidates.” Those are encouraging words to Allen of the McGovern Center, founded in 2006 in honor of former South Dakota stateman and presidential candidate George McGovern and his wife, Eleanor.