128 recorded votes on bills tagged with this issue
2026 Regular Session34 votes
HB1004authorize the recall of county commissioners.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
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.Deferred to another dayYeatabling motion
HB1095modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1095modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.ReconsideredYea
HB1095modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1185require that a voter use a black ink ballpoint pen when marking an optical scan ballot.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1266make certain federal laws applicable to public employees.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1285amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal and school district elections.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1314modify provisions pertaining to the testing and use of automatic tabulating equipment.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1316revise the time for conducting the canvass of an election.Do PassNay
HB1316revise the time for conducting the canvass of an election.Do PassNay
HB1324abolish the State Board of Elections.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
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
SB30amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote.Do PassNay
SB30amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote.Do PassNay
SB31permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.Do PassNay
SB31permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.Do PassNay
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 PassNay
SB34amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB101amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.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 PassYea
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 Pass AmendedYea
SB171amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
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
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 PassYea
SB177clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.Do Pass AmendedYea
2025 Regular Session51 votes
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Concurred in amendmentsNay
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Concurred in amendmentsNay
HB1073Designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1073Designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Do PassNay
HB1180Require that a candidate for election to the board of a school district disclose the candidate's party affiliation on a declaration of candidacy.Do Pass AmendedNay
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
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.Concurred in amendmentsNay
HB1220Amend provisions pertaining to the verification of registered voters contained in the master registration file.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1220Amend provisions pertaining to the verification of registered voters contained in the master registration file.ReconsideredNay
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1267Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HCR6013Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.Adopt 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 AmendedNay
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 AmendedNay
HJR5006Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring an intervening general election before consideration of an initiated constitutional amendment or initiated measure having the same subject as a previously rejected initiated amendment or measure.Do PassNay
HJR5006Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring an intervening general election before consideration of an initiated constitutional amendment or initiated measure having the same subject as a previously rejected initiated amendment or measure.Do PassNay
SB20Require a voter use a pen when marking a ballot.Deferred to another dayNaytabling motion
SB22Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB22Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB23Require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
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.Do Pass AmendedNay
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
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 AmendedNay
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
SB89Repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot.Do PassYea
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.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
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.Do PassYea
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.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB94Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB94Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
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
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
SB173Revise the process by which a recount may be requested.Do PassYea
SB173Revise the process by which a recount may be requested.Do PassYea
SB185Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.Do PassYea
SB185Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 PassYea
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 Session17 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 PassNay
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.Failed to concur, appoint Conference CommitteeYea
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee report not adopted, appoint Conference CommitteeYea
HB1162revise certain provisions pertaining to time of school district elections.Do PassNay
HB1164require a school board to hold a bond election at a primary or school general election.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1182revise provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1198revise the process for nominating candidates for the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.Do PassYea
HB1239prohibit the dissemination of incorrect or misleading ballot information and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
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 PassNay
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.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HCR6006Urging the members of South Dakota's congressional delegation to sponsor and support an amendment to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act.Adopt ResolutionNay
SB3extend the length of time allowed for a tax agreement with an Indian tribe.Do PassYea
SB20establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB123revise provisions pertaining to voter registration requirements and the state board of elections.TabledYeatabling motion
SB198authorize school districts and nonpublic schools to acquire and administer nasal glucagon.Do PassYea
2023 Regular Session26 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
HB1106revise certain provisions pertaining to poll watchers.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1106revise certain provisions pertaining to poll watchers.Failed to concur, no committee appointedYea
HB1107allow townships to assess up to four dollars per front foot for a township paved road in a paved development and assess properties within three hundred feet of the paved road.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1114revise the qualifications to be a member of a county recount board.Do PassNay
HB1124modify provisions pertaining to the testing of automatic tabulating equipment.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1124modify provisions pertaining to the testing of automatic tabulating equipment.Concurred in amendmentsYea
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 AmendedNay
HB1165modify certain provisions pertaining to absentee voting.Concurred in amendmentsNay
HB1200require a percentage of signatures on a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment to be obtained from each legislative district.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1217modify the requirements for eligibility to vote by absentee ballot.Do PassNay
HB1217modify the requirements for eligibility to vote by absentee ballot.ReconsideredNay
SB40revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB46enhance the penalty for petition circulation perjury.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 PassYea
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 AmendedYea
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB145revise provisions pertaining to township eligibility for the rural access infrastructure fund.Do PassYea
SB207provide a penalty for the expenditure of public funds to influence the outcome of an election.Do Pass AmendedYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)17 bills
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Excused
HB1103Modify the voter registration deadline.Excused
HB1104Amend the requirements for a paper ballot.Excused
HB1104Amend the requirements for a paper ballot.Excused
HB1126Modify provisions pertaining to the compensation of a recount board.Excused
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.Excused
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Excused
HB1145Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Excused
HB1184Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.Excused
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.Excused
HB1220Amend provisions pertaining to the verification of registered voters contained in the master registration file.Excused
HB1220Amend provisions pertaining to the verification of registered voters contained in the master registration file.Excused
SB20Require a voter use a pen when marking a ballot.Excused
HB1095modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Excused
SB32amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.Excused
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.Excused
HB1134amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an averaged fall enrollment when determining local need.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).