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New poll number one on South Dakota's ballot measure that would ban abortion in most cases: 44% in favor, 44% opposed.
New poll number two on the South Dakota abortion ban: 42% in favor, 44% opposed.
This proposal and California's gay marriage ban are the most closely watched ballot measures in the country. Both now appear to be nailbiters. South Dakotans rejected a more restrictive abortion ban at the polls two years ago.
Josh Goodman is a former staff writer for GOVERNING..
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