(Press Release)- On Tuesday, “Vote No on H” has formally launched a Ballot Question Committee campaign. Vote No on H refers to the South Dakota Amendment H on the November ballot. This ballot question decides how candidates are selected in the South Dakota primaries. Currently, South Dakota primaries are the same as 47 other states, where the winners from the opposing political parties face each other in the November General Election. A no vote will keep it this way.

The Vote No on H committee was formed by concerned South Dakotans from across the state. The committee’s purpose is to educate, inform and encourage voters on why a no vote on Amendment H is crucial. A no vote will stop attempts by local and well-funded out-of-state groups to usher in a dangerous voting system for primary elections. According to the Vote No on H website, which headlines its site with a graphic equating the passage of Amendment H to the symbolic “Trojan Horse” and the attack it would bring inside the South Dakota borders, it states, “it may seem like a step toward greater inclusivity, but this attack on the current healthy Primary method poses significant risks to the integrity and fairness of our political system. This amendment would enable the manipulation of our democratic process and give well-funded special interest groups more control. It would do more harm than good, ultimately weakening the democratic process….”

According to Vote No on H Chair, South Dakotan Ezra Hays, misinformation is being circulated to undermine the current system. Hayes is concerned about the attempted sabotage of South Dakota’s Primary voting method. “There is nothing ‘open’ about this. This damaging change to our current system would shut down the voters’ voice and leave them at the mercy of the highest donors from across the United States to fill the top spots. Financial records reveal that huge amounts of out-of-state money has already been brought into South Dakota just to get this amendment on the ballot. Imagine the power these same people will have if Amendment H passes,” Hays emphasized. “There is nothing fair and balanced about this new method. It is designed to corrupt our current system. We must vote no on H,” he said.

Currently, California and Washington State have a top-two Primary system like Amendment H would bring to South Dakota. Hays says what he hears across the state is, “Don’t California our South Dakota. To prevent that, we need to ‘Vote No on H’,” Hays said.

To learn more about Vote No On H visit www.NoOnAmendmentH.com.