Voting and Election Laws

The state House of Representatives approves two bills that change South Dakota election law.

The bill was brought by Piedmont Republican Sen. John Carley. He said nothing short of hand counting every ballot in South Dakota will definitively satisfy his election security concerns.

It would allow the Secretary of State, local auditors, or even individual registered voters to file an application challenging an individual right to vote case.

A bill updating voter registration residency requirements advances out of the House State Affairs Committee.

A bill changing the deadline for petition filing to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment is advancing out of committee.

The hotly debated SB23, which would establish a mandate for publishing results of nomination petitions, advanced from the Senate Monday.

House lawmakers are advancing a proposal to ask voters to raise the threshold for amending the state constitution to 60 percent.

House lawmakers are advancing a proposal that requires people live in South Dakota to register to vote.

A legislative committee is advancing a measure to ask South Dakota voters whether the state should increase the threshold to pass constitutional amendments.

A new agreement between the Justice Department and Bennett County helps Native Americans receive equal voting opportunities.