Statewide South Dakota — Another impeachment is in the news, this time it’s happening across the border in South Dakota.
Our news partner, KELO Radio, reports that articles of impeachment have been filed against South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.
Ravnsborg was charged with three misdemeanors last week after he struck and killed a pedestrian with his car in September. Some state lawmakers and Gov. Kristi Noem later called for his resignation, a move that Ravnsborg says he won’t make.
Republican Representative Will Mortensen filed the articles of impeachment on behalf of a bipartisan group of lawmakers. He said in a release that though he believes the Attorney General doesn’t belong in prison, he also doesn’t deserve to hold his current office either.
A spokesperson for Noem told South Dakota Broadcasters Association her office supports the impeachment proceedings. House Majority Leader Kent Peterson and Minority Leader Jamie Smith also support the impeachment.
Ravnsborg’s office released a statement late Tuesday saying the attorney general does not intend to resign and “at no time has this issue impeded his ability to do the work of the office.”
The South Dakota Senate would need a two-thirds majority vote to convict Ravnsborg.
