146 recorded votes on bills tagged with this issue
2026 Regular Session31 votes
HB1084amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.Do PassYea
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 PassYea
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
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 PassYea
SB31permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.Do PassYea
SB32amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB32amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB33modify the number of signatures required on certain election-related petitions.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB33modify the number of signatures required on certain election-related petitions.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
SB34amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB66prohibit the use of automatic tabulating equipment and electronic ballot marking systems.Do PassNay
SB66prohibit the use of automatic tabulating equipment and electronic ballot marking systems.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB101amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.Do Pass AmendedYea
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
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.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.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
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 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 Pass AmendedYea
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 Session69 votes
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
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 AmendedYea
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1073Designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
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.Do PassYea
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Do PassYea
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.Referred toYea
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 PassYea
HB1184Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.Do PassYea
HB1184Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.Do PassYea
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.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.Do PassYea
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6013Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.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
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 PassYea
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
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.TabledYeatabling motion
SB20Require a voter use a pen when marking a ballot.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB22Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Do PassYea
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 PassYea
SB23Require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB48Modify provisions pertaining to the registration of voters.TabledYeatabling motion
SB68Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassNay
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.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
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.ReconsideredYea
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.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.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
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 PassYea
SB94Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB103Prohibit the use of voter centers in a county.Do PassNay
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
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
SB125Make reports produced by automatic tabulating equipment open to public inspection.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB164Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 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 AmendedYea
SB188Amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB217Prohibit the use of automatic tabulating equipment.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB218Revise provisions associated with residency for voting purposes.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
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
SJR504Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a number of signatures on a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment be obtained from each county.TabledYeatabling motion
2024 Regular Session15 votes
HB1030update statutory and regulatory references pertaining to water pollution.Do PassYea
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 AmendedNay
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
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
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
SB25revise provisions regarding possessing, manufacturing, or distributing child pornography.TabledYeatabling motion
SB195modify provisions regarding the process to vacate certain highways.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 Session31 votes
HB1018repeal the authorized forfeiture of property used in the illegal capture of fish.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.ReconsideredNay
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 PassYea
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 appointedNay
SB46enhance the penalty for petition circulation perjury.Do Pass AmendedYea
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.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.Concurred in amendmentsYea
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.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB116authorize legislative intervention into certain cases pertaining to election law.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB136provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
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
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)4 bills
SB28permit the use of a ballot on demand system and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB29amend provisions pertaining to the tabulation of ballots and permit the release of any cast vote record and collection of ballot images produced by automatic tabulating equipment and to declare an emergency.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
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).