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Takeitback.org
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| Takeitback.org | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Founder(s): | Rick Weiland and Drey Samuelson |
| Year founded: | 2015 |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2016, Takeitback.org (TIB) was an organization based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The group was founded in 2015 by Rick Weiland and Tim Johnson. The group's aimed is to target corruption in government, open primaries, and supports a commission for redistricting. The group supported policy and legislation in South Dakota.[1][2]
Background
Takeitback.org was co-founded in 2015 by Rick Weiland, who ran for a Senate seat as a Democrat from South Dakota in 2014.[1] The other co-founder is Drey Samuelson, the former chief of staff to Senator Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)[1]
According to its website, the group was founded with three specific goals, which were as follows:[1]
- [To] "support like-minded candidates for public office."
- [To] "use the initiative and referendum process to advance needed political and policy reforms to take our government back from the stranglehold of wealthy special interests."
- [To] "recreate a government that is truly of, for and by the people again."
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
2016
Takeitback.org was advocating for the passage of South Dakota's Nonpartisan Elections Amendment, which proposed to establish nonpartisan elections in South Dakota. The group was a top donor to the campaign. The measure appeared on the ballot on November 8, 2016.[3][4]
In the 2016 election cycle, the TIB supported South Dakota's Redistricting Commission Constitutional Amendment, which proposed to create an independent redistricting commission. The measure appeared on the ballot on November 8, 2016.[5]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Takeitback.org's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Takeitback.org | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| South Dakota Nonpartisan Elections, Constitutional Amendment V (2016) | 2016 | Supported | |
| South Dakota Redistricting Commission, Constitutional Amendment T (2016) | 2016 | Supported | |
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 TIB, "About Us," accessed September 14, 2016
- ↑ TIB, "Anticorruption," accessed September 14, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Statement," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ TIB, "Non-partisan," accessed September 14, 2016
- ↑ TIB, "Redistricting," accessed September 14, 2016
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