This bill requires South Dakota's voter registration system to be hosted and maintained entirely by the state using in-house servers and state employees, rather than allowing outside contractors or vendors to handle the data. The bill also speeds up how often counties must send voter registration updates to the Secretary of State—changing from twice-yearly reports to updates sent within seven days after each election. These changes aim to keep voter registration data more secure and current under direct state control.
State Affairs Tabled Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 171
First Reading House H.J. 154
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-034
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-025
State Affairs — Tabled