124 recorded votes on bills tagged with this issue
2026 Regular Session16 votes
HB1004authorize the recall of county commissioners.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HB1084amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 AmendedNay
HB1095modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.ReconsideredYea
HB1095modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1114require that certain mental health information be submitted to and subsequently removed from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.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
SB32amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.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
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
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
2025 Regular Session34 votes
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
HB1073Designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection.Do Pass AmendedYea
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
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
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 AmendedNay
HB1267Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1267Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1267Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1267Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1267Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.Do Not Pass as amendedNaytabling motion
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.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 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.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.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
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
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
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 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 AmendedNay
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 AmendedNay
2024 Regular Session15 votes
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 CommitteeNay
HB1162revise certain provisions pertaining to time of school district elections.Do PassYea
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 amendmentsNay
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 ResolutionYea
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
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
HB1106revise certain provisions pertaining to poll watchers.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1106revise certain provisions pertaining to poll watchers.Failed to concur, no committee appointedYea
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
HB1165modify certain provisions pertaining to absentee voting.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1165modify certain provisions pertaining to absentee voting.Concurred in amendmentsNay
HB1197exempt funeral and burial services from the state gross receipts tax.Referred toYea
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 PassNay
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 Pass AmendedYea
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB145revise provisions pertaining to township eligibility for the rural access infrastructure fund.Do PassYea
SB145revise provisions pertaining to township eligibility for the rural access infrastructure fund.Do PassYea
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
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 PassYea
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 PassNay
HB1319prohibit contributions from federal campaign committees.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 Pass AmendedNay
SB104modify certain provisions related to elections for sparse school districts.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
2021 Regular Session7 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 PassNay
HB1126revise certain provisions regarding absentee ballots.Do Pass AmendedNay
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
SB176adopt the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
2020 Regular Session6 votes
HB1049establish a maximum on the number of words contained in a statement of a proponent or opponent for the ballot question pamphlet.Do PassYea
HB1177require that school district elections occur in conjunction with the general election.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1245revise certain provisions regarding the voting rights of felony offenders.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1263revise certain provisions regarding the dates on which certain school district elections may be held.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB183revise the signature requirements for the nominating petitions for certain elected offices.Do Pass AmendedYea
2019 Regular Session11 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
HB1027revise certain provisions regarding vote centers and precinct workers.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1091provide for the selection of a lieutenant governor by a candidate for governor.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1094revise certain programs regarding transparency of the petition circulation process.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1094revise certain programs regarding transparency of the petition circulation process.Concurred in amendmentsNay
HB1098revise provisions regarding publication of official ballots in a legal newspaper.Do PassYea
HB1157revise provisions regarding challenges to candidate nominating petitions.Do PassYea
HB1178revise provisions regarding the beginning period for absentee voting.Do Pass AmendedNay
HJR1006Proposing and submitting to voters an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, revising legislative terms of office.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB114attribute campaign contributions by certain minors to their parents.Do PassYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)28 bills
HB1316revise the time for conducting the canvass of an election.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
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
SB164Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.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
HB1050provide for voter registration through an online voter registration system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State.Excused
HB1051revise certain provisions regarding public access to voter registration data.Excused
HB1054revise the documentation required for voter registration.Excused
HB1054revise the documentation required for voter registration.Excused
HB1054revise the documentation required for voter registration.Excused
SB180repeal and revise certain provisions regarding the petition circulation process.Excused
SB80revise provisions regarding the legislative redistricting process.Excused
SB86revise certain requirements regarding the review of initiated amendments to the Constitution and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB176adopt the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act.Excused
SB145revise the process of filling vacancies for candidates for elected office.Excused
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.Excused
HB1271make an appropriation for the purchase of a new online voter registration system and to declare an emergency.Excused
HB1062clarify the convening of recount boards for primary elections.Excused
HB1004update a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans.Excused
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.Excused
HB1148clarify registration and residence requirements for voting at a township meeting.Excused
SB207provide a penalty for the expenditure of public funds to influence the outcome of an election.Excused
HB1030update statutory and regulatory references pertaining to water pollution.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).