A Republican Party leader is facing felony charges days before the state convention. State Senator Tom Pischke of Dell Rapids is charged with two counts of Offering a False or Forged Instrument for Filing, according to the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office. The charges relate to potentially fraudulent election forms submitted to the Minnehaha County Auditor's office. Pischke is also a Republican precinct committeeman, and would typically be eligible to vote at the Republican party's state convention later this week. Jim Eschenbaum is the Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party. He said Pischke told him he wouldn't be attending the convention Monday evening, but Eschenbaum didn't learn about the charges until Tuesday.