Ravnsborg out in first-ever impeachment

  • Former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg at his impeachment hearing.
    Former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg at his impeachment hearing.
The South Dakota Senate voted on Tuesday, June 21 to uphold the articles of impeachment offered by the House removing Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office. The Senate also voted unanimously to keep Ravnsborg from ever again holding elective office in South Dakota. A two-thirds majority—24 of 35 senators—was needed to convict Ravnsborg. On the first article of impeachment, the two…

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