An AP story at the Sioux Falls page of the Examiner says U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol of Sioux Falls has approved a settlement that would allow news agencies to conduct exit polling within 100 ft of polling places.
Several news agencies had filed a lawsuit earlier this month, claiming that if they were forced to conduct exit polls farther than 100 feet from the polls, accuracy would be compromised. SDCL 12-18-3 bars such activity.
The agreement prevents the state from enforcing only the part of the law that barred exit polling within 100 feet of polling places. Other portions of the law that prevent campaigning or other disruptive behavior near voting places will remain in effect.
The article says South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long went along with the agreement because courts have ruled against similar restrictions in other states.
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