141 recorded votes on bills tagged with this issue
2026 Regular Session15 votes
HB1084amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1095modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB17prohibit a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national, to provide a penalty therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB32amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB34amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB101amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB114provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB138revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed.Do PassYea
SB171amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB171amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB176amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.Do PassYea
SB177clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB229require an election to approve the issuance of certain capital outlay certificates, lease-purchase contracts, or installment purchase contracts.Do Pass AmendedNay
2025 Regular Session32 votes
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1126Modify provisions pertaining to the compensation of a recount board.Do PassYea
HB1127Require that notice of a county's canvass, post-election audit, and testing of automatic tabulating equipment be posted to the secretary of state's website.Do PassYea
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Do PassNay
HB1184Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.Do PassNay
HB1208Designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.Do Pass AmendedNay
HCR6013Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.Concurred in ResolutionYea
HJR5003Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB20Require a voter use a pen when marking a ballot.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB22Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB23Require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB68Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB68Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB73Require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB73Require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB75Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB75Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB89Repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot.Do PassYea
SB91Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB91Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB94Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB103Prohibit the use of voter centers in a county.Do PassNay
SB106Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.Do PassYea
SB164Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB185Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB188Amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB218Revise provisions associated with residency for voting purposes.TabledYeatabling motion
SJR503Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.Do Pass AmendedYea
2024 Regular Session22 votes
HB1030update statutory and regulatory references pertaining to water pollution.Do PassYea
HB1129repeal the session law authorizing the Board of Regents to contract for the design and construction of a new dairy research and extension farm on the campus of South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HB1162revise certain provisions pertaining to time of school district elections.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1182revise provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election.Do PassYea
HB1182revise provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1239prohibit the dissemination of incorrect or misleading ballot information and to provide a penalty therefor.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1244provide a process to withdraw a signature from a petition for an initiated measure, constitutional amendment, or a referendum on a law in certain situations and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1244provide a process to withdraw a signature from a petition for an initiated measure, constitutional amendment, or a referendum on a law in certain situations and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6006Urging the members of South Dakota's congressional delegation to sponsor and support an amendment to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB20establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker.Do PassYea
SB20establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker.Do PassYea
SB21rescind rule-making authority for the annual report of the number of voters removed from a county's voter registration list.Do PassYea
SB21rescind rule-making authority for the annual report of the number of voters removed from a county's voter registration list.Do PassYea
SB100prohibit the imposition of additional immunization requirements on children.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB107prohibit the dissemination of materially deceptive media without disclosure and to provide a penalty therefor.TabledYeatabling motion
SB195modify provisions regarding the process to vacate certain highways.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB198authorize school districts and nonpublic schools to acquire and administer nasal glucagon.Do PassYea
SB198authorize school districts and nonpublic schools to acquire and administer nasal glucagon.Do PassYea
SB213provide for the disclosure of a cast vote record as a public record and make an appropriation therefor.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2023 Regular Session49 votes
HB1004update a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans.Do PassYea
HB1030make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the bioproducts facility in Brookings, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1030make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the bioproducts facility in Brookings, and to declare an emergency.ReconsideredYea
HB1062clarify the convening of recount boards for primary elections.Do PassYea
HB1062clarify the convening of recount boards for primary elections.Do PassYea
HB1106revise certain provisions pertaining to poll watchers.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1106revise certain provisions pertaining to poll watchers.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1112modify provisions for a statewide runoff election.Do PassYea
HB1112modify provisions for a statewide runoff election.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1114revise the qualifications to be a member of a county recount board.Do PassYea
HB1115revise certain provisions pertaining to the destruction of ballots and pollbooks after an election.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1124modify provisions pertaining to the testing of automatic tabulating equipment.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1124modify provisions pertaining to the testing of automatic tabulating equipment.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1140require the secretary of state to determine if a legislatively proposed constitutional amendment complies with the single subject requirement and is not a constitutional revision.Do PassYea
HB1140require the secretary of state to determine if a legislatively proposed constitutional amendment complies with the single subject requirement and is not a constitutional revision.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1148clarify registration and residence requirements for voting at a township meeting.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1165modify certain provisions pertaining to absentee voting.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1165modify certain provisions pertaining to absentee voting.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1200require a percentage of signatures on a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment to be obtained from each legislative district.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB40revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB40revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB40revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes.Failed to concur, no committee appointedYea
SB46enhance the penalty for petition circulation perjury.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB96provide for the recall of school board members.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB102require the continued maintenance of the official list of candidates prior to an election.Do PassYea
SB107facilitate the process of establishing election precincts and polling places by counties.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB108provide an educational exception to consumption prohibitions for persons over eighteen years of age who are required to taste an alcoholic beverage as part of a course.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB108provide an educational exception to consumption prohibitions for persons over eighteen years of age who are required to taste an alcoholic beverage as part of a course.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB108provide an educational exception to consumption prohibitions for persons over eighteen years of age who are required to taste an alcoholic beverage as part of a course.Veto overrideNay
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.Do PassYea
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.Do PassYea
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB116authorize legislative intervention into certain cases pertaining to election law.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB116authorize legislative intervention into certain cases pertaining to election law.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB123require certain reviews and updating of voter registration records and data sharing.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB124update maintenance and verification requirements for voter registration files.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB145revise provisions pertaining to township eligibility for the rural access infrastructure fund.Do PassYea
SB160establish post-election audits.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB207provide a penalty for the expenditure of public funds to influence the outcome of an election.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB207provide a penalty for the expenditure of public funds to influence the outcome of an election.Do Pass AmendedYea
2022 Regular Session12 votes
HB1007codify a joint committee for legislative redistricting.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1075modify legal and official notice publication requirements.Do PassYea
HB1077require certain language for the oath or affirmation for civil office.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1106provide for the security and privacy of certain personally identifiable information for judicial officers and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1116modify the date for the state's presidential primary elections.Do PassNay
HB1275clarify signature requirements on petitions regarding the change of form of government in municipalities.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1300provide for certain permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Do PassYea
HB1319prohibit contributions from federal campaign committees.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1329require a forensic audit of election results after each presidential general election.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB104modify certain provisions related to elections for sparse school districts.Do PassYea
SB104modify certain provisions related to elections for sparse school districts.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB104modify certain provisions related to elections for sparse school districts.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
2021 Regular Session11 votes
HB1002revise certain provisions regarding fingerprint-based background checks for the Real Estate Commission and the appraiser certification program.Do PassYea
HB1124modify certain requirements concerning the printing of ballots.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1125define adjournment for the counting of ballots.Do PassYea
HB1126revise certain provisions regarding absentee ballots.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1271make an appropriation for the purchase of a new online voter registration system and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HJR5003Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next primary election a new section to Article XI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to a three-fifths vote requirement for certain initiated or Legislature-proposed constitutional amendments and initiated or Legislature-referred measures.Concurred in amendmentsNay
SB77require certain font size for initiated measure petitions and constitutional amendment petitions.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB77require certain font size for initiated measure petitions and constitutional amendment petitions.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB80revise provisions regarding the legislative redistricting process.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB86revise certain requirements regarding the review of initiated amendments to the Constitution and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB145revise the process of filling vacancies for candidates for elected office.Do PassYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)5 bills
SB92Require that the director of the Legislative Research Council and the secretary of state review an initiated measure and determine if the measure embraces more than one subject.Excused
SB173Revise the process by which a recount may be requested.Excused
SB30amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote.Excused
SB31permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.Excused
SB123revise provisions pertaining to voter registration requirements and the state board of elections.Excused
Votes are shown as cast; we don’t score or label positions. Amendment-adoption motions are omitted, and tabling motions are flagged (a Yea there was a vote to kill the bill).