Randy Deibert on Election security

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2026 Regular Session×1.0030 bills

SB66prohibit the use of automatic tabulating equipment and electronic ballot marking systems.proNay✗
SB66prohibit the use of automatic tabulating equipment and electronic ballot marking systems.proYea✗tabled
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.proYea✗tabled
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.proNay✗
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.proNay✗
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.proYea✓
SB31permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.proYea✓
SB31permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.proYea✓
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.proYea✗tabled
SB101amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.proYea✓
SB101amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.proYea✓
SB171amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB171amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB171amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1084amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.proYea✓
HB1084amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.proYea✓
SB30amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote.proYea✓
SB30amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote.proYea✓
SB138revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed.proYea✓
SB176amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.antiYea✗
SB176amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.antiYea✗
SB229require an election to approve the issuance of certain capital outlay certificates, lease-purchase contracts, or installment purchase contracts.proNay✗
SB114provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment.proYea✓
SB28permit the use of a ballot on demand system and to declare an emergency.proYea✗tabled
SB32amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB32amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB33modify the number of signatures required on certain election-related petitions.antiNay✓
SB33modify the number of signatures required on certain election-related petitions.antiYea✓tabled
SB34amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB177clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.proYea✓

2025 Regular Session×0.7067 bills

SB164Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.proYea✓
SB164Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.proYea✓
SB68Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.proNay✗
SB68Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.proYea✓
SB68Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
SB106Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.proYea✓
SB106Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.proYea✓
SB125Make reports produced by automatic tabulating equipment open to public inspection.proYea✗tabled
SB185Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.proYea✓
SB185Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.proYea✓
SB217Prohibit the use of automatic tabulating equipment.proYea✗tabled
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.proYea✓
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.proNay✓tabled
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.proYea✓
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.proNay✗
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.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
SB20Require a voter use a pen when marking a ballot.proYea✓
SB48Modify provisions pertaining to the registration of voters.proYea✗tabled
HB1073Designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection.proNay✓tabled
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.antiNay✓
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.antiNay✓
HCR6013Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.proYea✓
HCR6013Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.proYea✓
SB23Require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition.proYea✓
SB23Require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition.proNay✗
SB75Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.proYea✓
SB75Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.proYea✓
SB75Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.proYea✓
SB94Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.proYea✓
SB94Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.proYea✓
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.proYea✗tabled
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.proNay✗
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.proNay✗
SB218Revise provisions associated with residency for voting purposes.proNay✗
SB218Revise provisions associated with residency for voting purposes.proYea✗tabled
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.antiYea✗
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.antiNay✓
SB91Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law.proYea✓
SB91Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law.proYea✓
SB91Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
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.proYea✗tabled
SB22Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.antiYea✗
SB22Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.antiYea✗
SB103Prohibit the use of voter centers in a county.proNay✗
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.proYea✗tabled
HB1184Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.proYea✓
HB1184Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.proNay✗
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.proYea✓
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.proNay✗
SB89Repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot.antiYea✗
HB1126Modify provisions pertaining to the compensation of a recount board.proYea✓
SB173Revise the process by which a recount may be requested.proYea✓
SB173Revise the process by which a recount may be requested.proYea✓
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.proNay✗
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.proNay✗
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.proYea✓
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.proNay✗
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.proNay✗
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.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
SB188Amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot.antiNay✓
SB188Amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot.antiNay✓

2024 Regular Session×0.4921 bills

SB195modify provisions regarding the process to vacate certain highways.proNay✗
HB1239prohibit the dissemination of incorrect or misleading ballot information and to provide a penalty therefor.proYea✗tabled
SB20establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker.proNay✗
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.proYea✓
SB21rescind rule-making authority for the annual report of the number of voters removed from a county's voter registration list.antiYea✗
HCR6006Urging the members of South Dakota's congressional delegation to sponsor and support an amendment to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act.proYea✓
HCR6006Urging the members of South Dakota's congressional delegation to sponsor and support an amendment to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act.proYea✓
SB213provide for the disclosure of a cast vote record as a public record and make an appropriation therefor.proYea✗tabled
HB1162revise certain provisions pertaining to time of school district elections.proYea✗tabled
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1140revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1030update statutory and regulatory references pertaining to water pollution.proYea✓
HB1030update statutory and regulatory references pertaining to water pollution.proYea✓
HB1182revise provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election.proYea✓
HB1182revise provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
SB107prohibit the dissemination of materially deceptive media without disclosure and to provide a penalty therefor.proYea✗tabled
SB198authorize school districts and nonpublic schools to acquire and administer nasal glucagon.proYea✓

2023 Regular Session×0.3430 bills

SB160establish post-election audits.proYea✓
SB160establish post-election audits.proYea✓
HB1165modify certain provisions pertaining to absentee voting.proYea✓
SB207provide a penalty for the expenditure of public funds to influence the outcome of an election.proNay✗
HB1106revise certain provisions pertaining to poll watchers.proYea✓
HB1124modify provisions pertaining to the testing of automatic tabulating equipment.proYea✓
SB46enhance the penalty for petition circulation perjury.proYea✓
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.proNay✗
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.proNay✗
SB145revise provisions pertaining to township eligibility for the rural access infrastructure fund.proYea✓
SB145revise provisions pertaining to township eligibility for the rural access infrastructure fund.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
SB55prohibit ranked-choice voting.proYea✓
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.proYea✓
SB113establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.proYea✓
SB116authorize legislative intervention into certain cases pertaining to election law.proYea✓
HB1148clarify registration and residence requirements for voting at a township meeting.proYea✓
HB1148clarify registration and residence requirements for voting at a township meeting.proYea✓
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.proYea✓
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.proYea✓
SB56revise requirements to relocate a county seat.proYea✓
HB1062clarify the convening of recount boards for primary elections.proYea✓
HB1030make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the bioproducts facility in Brookings, and to declare an emergency.proNay✗
HB1030make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the bioproducts facility in Brookings, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1018repeal the authorized forfeiture of property used in the illegal capture of fish.proYea✓
HB1112modify provisions for a statewide runoff election.antiYea✗
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.proYea✓
SB140revise certain provisions relating to voter registration.proYea✓
SB40revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes.proYea✓
SB40revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes.proYea✓

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