2 Ballot Measure Campaigns Dominate Broadcast TV Advertising

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Supporters of two ballot measures are dominating political advertising on television in South Dakota ahead of the November election.

Data from the Center for Public Integrity show that through Monday backers of a measure that would incorporate victims' rights into the state constitution have spent roughly $161,000 on broadcast TV ads.

A labor-backed ballot measure that would allow unions to charge fees to nonmembers has benefited from over $146,000 in ads.

The two campaigns account for nearly all such spending in the state.

The center analyzed political advertising data from Kantar Media/CMAG, a media tracking company.

These figures do not include ads for radio, online, direct mail or TV ads that ran on local cable systems. The estimates don't include the cost of making the ads.

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