Josephine Garcia on Election security

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2026 Regular Session×1.0016 bills

SB114provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment.proYea✓
SB175require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB176amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.proYea✓
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✓
SB30amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote.proYea✓
SB101amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.proYea✓
SB138revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed.proYea✓
SB138revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed.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.proNay✗
SB177clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.proYea✓
HB1316revise the time for conducting the canvass of an election.proYea✓
SB31permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.proYea✓
HB1004authorize the recall of county commissioners.proYea✓
SB32amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1030amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections.mixedYea✗

2025 Regular Session×0.7035 bills

SB164Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.proNay✗
HB1220Amend provisions pertaining to the verification of registered voters contained in the master registration file.proYea✓
HB1220Amend provisions pertaining to the verification of registered voters contained in the master registration file.proYea✓
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✓
SB106Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.proYea✓
SB185Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.proYea✓
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.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✓
HB1073Designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection.proNay✗
HB1182Provide for the recall of a member of a board of a school district.proYea✗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.antiYea✗
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.antiYea✗
HB1267Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.proYea✓
HCR6013Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.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✓
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.proYea✓
HB1062Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.proYea✓
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.antiYea✗
HB1066Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.antiYea✗
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✓
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✓
HB1180Require that a candidate for election to the board of a school district disclose the candidate's party affiliation on a declaration of candidacy.proYea✓
HB1180Require that a candidate for election to the board of a school district disclose the candidate's party affiliation on a declaration of candidacy.proYea✓
HB1180Require that a candidate for election to the board of a school district disclose the candidate's party affiliation on a declaration of candidacy.proYea✓
HB1184Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.proYea✓
HB1256Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.proYea✓
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✓
HB1130Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.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✓

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