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- ↑ Brokaw, Chet and Wayne Ortman. GOP, Democrats finalize candidates for SD ballot. Associated Press. June 26, 2010. Accessed October 11, 2010.
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- ↑ David Yates (2014-03-28). "E-voting for Absentee Military Now Available in South Dakota".
