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Decisions on smoking ban appeals may emerge this week 

State officials should know this week whether they will appeal a judge's decision that paved the way for a public vote next November on a smoking ban in South Dakota.

Secretary of State Chris Nelson said Monday the decision to appeal Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl's ruling last Friday "will happen sometime this week" once he and Attorney General Marty Jackley find time to sit down and discuss it.

Jennifer Stalley, a spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society, said her group also hopes to decide on a potential appeal this week.

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