A lot of empty seats in the Capitol

By David Montgomery
Published/Last Modified on Monday, Jan 25, 2010 - 04:36:31 pm CST

It's about 4:30 now, when both houses of the Legislature are scheduled to convene. And there's a lot of empty seats. They'll count in a moment to see if they have the necessary 18 senators and 36 representatives to convene.

"It doesn't look good," Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard just told me.

Sen. Tom Dempster, R-Sioux Falls, told me the day wouldn't count as an official legislative day if they can't muster a quorum.

Empty seats in the Capitol shortly before it's scheduled to convene.
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Sen. Larry Rhoden, R-Union Center, said neither house will convene unless both have a quorum.

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