Secret Abortion Donor Hearing Set in Sioux Falls

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Story Created: Jun 23, 2009 at 8:09 AM CST

Story Updated: Jun 23, 2009 at 8:09 AM CST

The lawsuit over whether to identify the person who gave $750,000 toward the failed 2006 vote to ban most abortions in South Dakota goes back to court Tuesday in Sioux Falls.

Secretary of State Chris Nelson sued state Rep. Roger Hunt, the Brandon Republican who set up the corporation Promising Future Inc.
and gave the money to VoteYesforLife.com.

Hunt said the corporation did not meet the legal definition of a ballot question committee required to file financial reports.

But Nelson disagreed, saying campaign finance laws required the donor's identity to be public.

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