Heather Baxter

Background

Baxter is from Rapid City and served as a state representative for District 34. She won the Republican nomination for Secretary of State at the party convention; she lost her state House re-election bid in the June primary.

Sources: South Dakota Searchlight, Dakota News Now

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Ballot counting

  Her campaign site says she supports improved hand-counting methods.

  Heather Baxter for Secretary of State

• Public engagement

  Baxter said she wants better communication between the Secretary of State’s office and county auditors, business owners and the public, and greater civic engagement and citizen oversight.

  KOTA TV

• Website access

  Baxter said she wants to modernize the office website and simplify public access to it.

  KOTA TV