162 people claim a Rapid City SD Walmart as home address

[SDcampowneroper]

Americas Mailbox in Box Elder reports 5042 'Residents' Under SDCL 12/1/4 law, these are proper legal residents.
Rapid City Walmarts do not allow overnight parking or camping. So if they never had overnighted or have a payment reciept for camping, how did they successfully claim residency?
Read the reports and article in the Rapid City Journal, in rvdailyreport.com

[Dutch_12078]

jplante4 wrote:
From the posted article (at least it wasn't USA Today)

"The winner of the June 5 Republican primary will be elected to the job because there are no other candidates."

So, if the actual residents don't care enough about who gets elected, what is problem? Those 162 mythical South Dakotans had no effect on the outcome of this election.

I don't see anything that suggests the residents don't care. Most likely it's a heavily Republican area and no suitable Democrat or independent was available or willing to seek the office. In that case, the primary is basically the election since both candidates are in the same party, but it's still up to the eligible voters to choose which one wins.

[time2roll]

WalMart might be missing a great opportunity to supply an address and mailbox.

[Dutch_12078]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
How did Americas Mailbox get drug into this issue about 'voter registrations' and Walmart addresses :H

America's Mailbox is mentioned in the original Rapid City Journal article.

[kerrlakeRoo]

For those using Americas Mailbox or other services in that area, maybe you need to vote in this primary out of self preservation. If one individual is trying to make his case for the job based on ridding the district of mobile or temporarily absent voters.

[Kavoom]

We have two acres backing up to the national forest in Custer SD for when we retire. I guess that would do.

[jplante4]

From the posted article (at least it wasn't USA Today)

"The winner of the June 5 Republican primary will be elected to the job because there are no other candidates."

So, if the actual residents don't care enough about who gets elected, what is problem? Those 162 mythical South Dakotans had no effect on the outcome of this election.

[Old-Biscuit]

How did Americas Mailbox get drug into this issue about 'voter registrations' and Walmart addresses :H

[Mortimer_Brewst]

Have you seen the size of that Walmart in Rapid City? 162 people could live there easily.

[doxiemom11]

You only have to stay 1 night and have a receipt with both names if you are married or with a partner. We are SD residents, but not at a Walmart. At least we needed a receipt in 2015 It was the license bureau that required it, and that is also where you did your voters registration.

[Nutinelse2do]

Thanks. Guess thats a big boo boo by the mail forwarding services. I have always heard you need to bring in a receipt for your CG stay, but apparently not anymore.

[Mortimer_Brewst]

US News article

[Lwiddis]

That isn’t the Secretary of State’s opinion of North Dakota law, Nutine. See https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/register-to-vote/residency-qualification.aspx

[Nutinelse2do]

You have to stay in a local rv park, I belive for three nights, then use Americas Mailbox, or another local mail forwarding service to be a “ legal resident”. Not Walmart

I cannot find the article you are referring to... can you please post the link. Thanks

[Lwiddis]

Your Ms. Krebs quotes this: “For the purposes of this title (Title 12), the term, residence, means the place in which a person has fixed his or her habitation and to which the person, whenever absent, intends to return.”