South Dakota law currently allows any person meeting residency, age, and registration requirements to vote, but this bill explicitly requires voters to be U.S. citizens and makes violating this requirement a Class 5 felony. The bill reorganizes the voting eligibility rules into a numbered list format while adding citizenship as the first and primary requirement.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 539
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 548
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 533
Signed by the President S.J. 528
Senate Conference Committee Report adopted Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 523
House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 4. H.J. 537
Conference Committee Report adopted Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0.
Motion to amend Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0.
House of Representatives Conference Committee appointments H.J. 522
Senate Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee S.J. 508
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 6. H.J. 482
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1.
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 185
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 3. S.J. 156
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 154
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 135
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
Senate Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 72
First Reading Senate S.J. 14
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-029
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-001
Motion to amend
Conference Committee Report adopted
Conference Committee Report adopted
Conference Committee Report adopted
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass