{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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Several ballot issues were rejected in South Dakota.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-11-04T12:25:13.540Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-04T11:42:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-04T12:25:13.540Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"One outlet published a full report, while five provided digests. 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One establishes a trust fund for unclaimed property, and the other emphasizes that non-citizens are not allowed to vote. Voters in the state rejected two other ballot measures. These would have repealed Medicaid coverage if federal funding were removed and would have required a 60% majority to amend the constitution."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In Kansas, voters approved a constitutional amendment that clarifies that only U.S. citizens are allowed to vote. This measure is described as a clarification of existing law. Proponents of the Kansas amendment stated it would increase confidence in elections, while opponents suggested it could be used to suppress voters."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements in reporting"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"South Dakota News Watch reported that early results indicated decisions on ballot measures were split along party lines, with Republicans supporting most measures and Democrats opposing them. However, the outlet also stated that Amendments I and L were struck down by a majority of voters. The outlet also noted that Amendment K, concerning unclaimed property, received fewer total votes than other measures, suggesting voters may have skipped it due to complexity or lack of interest."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the two amendments approved in South Dakota concerning unclaimed property and non-citizen voting, nor did they report on the ballot issues rejected in that state. 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