This bill allows South Dakota county auditors to use confirmation letters or postcards to verify whether voters still live at their registered addresses. If a voter doesn't return the confirmation mailing within 30 days, or if the mailing is returned as undeliverable, the voter's registration becomes inactive. The bill streamlines the process for keeping the voter registration list current by making confirmation letters an acceptable verification method.
The amendment STRENGTHENS the bill by expanding what methods counties can use to verify voter registration—changing the requirement from a "double postcard" to permitting either a "letter or postcard"—while also cleaning up statutory language by replacing "shall" with "must" and removing redundant instructions about reregistration information. This broadens the flexibility for election officials to conduct voter registration maintenance under the existing confirmation process.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 474
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 422
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462
Signed by the President S.J. 405
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 6. H.J. 433
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 194
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 3. S.J. 145
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1. S.J. 9
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15
Do Pass
State Affairs — Do Pass
Do Pass
State Affairs — Do Pass