HB1030 changes when South Dakota cities and towns hold their elections by adjusting the timing rules spread across multiple election law sections. The bill modifies deadlines and procedures for regular municipal elections, special elections, and related voting processes, though the specific new election dates or timing framework aren't fully clear from the excerpt provided. This is a comprehensive overhaul of municipal election scheduling that affects how cities organize and conduct their electoral processes.
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The amendment adds a new definition of "regular election" to the municipal code and systematically replaces permissive language ("shall") with mandatory language ("must") throughout several sections governing special elections, consolidations, and annexations. This STRENGTHENS the bill by making municipal election procedures more prescriptive and legally binding rather than discretionary.
The amendment changed the bill from "Senate Engrossed" to "Enrolled" status and replaced references to "annual municipal election" with "regular election" throughout the municipal election timing provisions, standardizing terminology while maintaining the bill's core purpose of amending municipal election timing rules. The change also updated procedural language from "shall" to "must" in several places and made minor clarifications to how special elections and annexation elections are called and noticed.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 400
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 364
Signed by the President S.J. 298
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 343
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 0. H.J. 315
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 236
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 235
Senate Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 221
Local Government Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
Senate Referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 122
First Reading Senate S.J. 113
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 0. H.J. 126
Local Government Certified uncontested, placed on consent H.J. 2
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 2
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 13
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Concurred in amendments
Do Pass Amended
Local Government — Do Pass
Do Pass
Local Government — Do Pass