Articles of Impeachment Filed Against SD Attorney General
Articles of Impeachment have been brought against South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Tuesday, according to Dakota News Now. This is the first impeachment of an elected official in South Dakota history.
Earlier in the day, Governor Kristi Noem had called for Ravnsborg to resign. Noem supports the Articles of Impeachment.
Dakota News Now is reporting that Rep. Will Mortenson (R, Pierre) filed the articles. House Majority Leader Kent Pederson (R, Bon Homme) and House Minority Leader Jamie Smith (D, Sioux Falls) co-sponsored the resolution.
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“The Attorney General has a special obligation to follow the laws and protect the public,” Mortenson said in a press release. “Jason Ravnsborg’s actions and statements related to the death of Joseph Boever breached those obligations to the people of South Dakota, and he should be removed from office.”