117 recorded votes on bills tagged with this issue
2026 Regular Session16 votes
HB1095modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedNay
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
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 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 amendmentsNay
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedNay
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 AmendedYea
2025 Regular Session24 votes
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
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
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 AmendedNay
SB23Require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition.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 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.Do Pass AmendedNay
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 amendmentsNay
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.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 adoptedNay
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 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
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 Pass AmendedNay
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 Session10 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 PassNay
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 PassNay
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedNay
HB1182revise provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election.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 PassNay
SB21rescind rule-making authority for the annual report of the number of voters removed from a county's voter registration list.Do PassYea
SB195modify provisions regarding the process to vacate certain highways.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB198authorize school districts and nonpublic schools to acquire and administer nasal glucagon.Do PassYea
2023 Regular Session23 votes
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.Do PassNay
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
HB1106revise certain provisions pertaining to poll watchers.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1112modify provisions for a statewide runoff election.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 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
SB40revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes.Do Pass AmendedNay
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 AmendedNay
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.Concurred in amendmentsNay
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
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 overrideYea
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.Do PassYea
SB116authorize legislative intervention into certain cases pertaining to election law.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB145revise provisions pertaining to township eligibility for the rural access infrastructure fund.Do PassYea
SB160establish post-election audits.Concurred in amendmentsYea
2022 Regular Session8 votes
HB1106provide for the security and privacy of certain personally identifiable information for judicial officers and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1275clarify signature requirements on petitions regarding the change of form of government in municipalities.Do PassYea
HB1300provide for certain permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1300provide for certain permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB69provide for an electronic system to update voter registration information.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
SB122prohibit private funding of election costs except for gifts of a nominal and intrinsic value.Do PassNay
2021 Regular Session21 votes
HB1002revise certain provisions regarding fingerprint-based background checks for the Real Estate Commission and the appraiser certification program.Do PassYea
HB1031revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota Retirement System.Do PassYea
HB1119revise certain references to secondary elections.Do PassYea
HB1124modify certain requirements concerning the printing of ballots.Do PassYea
HB1124modify certain requirements concerning the printing of ballots.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1125define adjournment for the counting of ballots.Do PassNay
HB1125define adjournment for the counting of ballots.Do PassNay
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.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB24allow a change of voter registration information through an online system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 adoptedNay
SB80revise provisions regarding the legislative redistricting process.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB80revise provisions regarding the legislative redistricting process.Concurred in amendmentsNay
SB86revise certain requirements regarding the review of initiated amendments to the Constitution and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB102protect voter registration information for certain voters.Do PassYea
SB116revise certain provisions regarding voter registration records.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB145revise the process of filling vacancies for candidates for elected office.Do PassYea
SB176adopt the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB184require the sorting of absentee ballots.Do PassYea
SB184require the sorting of absentee ballots.Do PassYea
SJR501Rescinding a House Joint Resolution calling for a constitutional convention for the sole purpose of changing the Constitution of the United States.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
2020 Regular Session10 votes
HB1051revise certain provisions regarding public access to voter registration data.Do PassNay
HB1054revise the documentation required for voter registration.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1054revise the documentation required for voter registration.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HCR6003Supporting the Electoral College.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB103limit the disclosure of presidential election results and to provide for a suspension of such disclosure.TabledYeatabling motion
SB180repeal and revise certain provisions regarding the petition circulation process.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB180repeal and revise certain provisions regarding the petition circulation process.Concurred in amendmentsNay
SB183revise the signature requirements for the nominating petitions for certain elected offices.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB194revise certain requirements for absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
2019 Regular Session5 votes
HB1025revise certain provisions regarding voter registration.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1026revise certain provisions regarding petitions, notices, and statements of convention nominees and certifications of party officials.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1093establish legal standards applicable to petition challenges.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1157revise provisions regarding challenges to candidate nominating petitions.Do PassYea
SB114attribute campaign contributions by certain minors to their parents.Do PassYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)21 bills
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Excused
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Excused
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Excused
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Excused
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.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
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.Excused
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.Excused
SB68Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.Excused
SB104Provide for the publication of the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment and to make an appropriation therefor.Excused
HB1084amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.Excused
HB1094revise certain programs regarding transparency of the petition circulation process.Excused
SB61revise certain provisions regarding a municipal office nominating petition.Excused
HB1075modify legal and official notice publication requirements.Excused
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.Excused
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.Excused
SB207provide a penalty for the expenditure of public funds to influence the outcome of an election.Excused
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.Excused
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.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).