Voting and Election Laws

All of South Dakota will use machines to count paper ballots in the 2024 general election.

In three counties, hand-counting was on the table this primary election. Across the state, they each fell short.

The South Dakota Board of Elections is rejecting an effort to move the state back to hand-counted ballots.

A ballot question aiming to establish a top-two primary election system in South Dakota is going to voters.

At a moment when public trust in elections is crucial, there are some people who want to ditch voting machines in favor of a return to hand counting ballots.

This year in Pierre, lawmakers tweaked several election laws and registration requirements. We discuss a few of those changes with Pennington County Auditor Cindy Mohler.

The state of South Dakota could face a lawsuit after lawmakers failed to change its voter registration laws during the recent legislative session. Some say the state’s residency requirement for voter registration is unconstitutional.

State lawmakers came up short on efforts to allow county-level petition signature gatherers the ability to correct provisions that could be unlawful.

State lawmakers are heading into the final week of legislative session. There are a few outstanding topics lawmakers have left to consider.

After a bill prohibiting the use of Artificial Intelligence in election campaigns died in the House, some South Dakota lawmakers wonder about the future of political races.