Voting and Election Laws

A lawsuit sought to stop absentee ballots from being counted in Minnehaha County. The judge decided against granting the restraining order.

Unsupported claims of voter fraud are part of the national dialogue. Despite this, county auditors are confident in South Dakota's process and security.

Monday October 24th is the deadline to register to vote in South Dakota. The state ACLU office has set out to inform voters of their rights as they step to the ballot box.

The panel of speakers was part of a larger federal effort to understand discrimination and denial of legal protections through the voting process.

There are new calls for an increase in election integrity in South Dakota. A circuit court judge continues to hear questions over whether county auditors should preserve data from the 2020 election.

A lawsuit initiated by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe against Lyman County could be complicated by a recent case on the U.S. Supreme Court’s emergency docket. Also referred to as the “shadow docket,” it allows justices to resolve an issue temporarily until a case can have a full hearing.

A federal judge has ordered Lyman County to come up with a plan for the November elections that gives the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe a chance to elect its preferred county commissioner candidates.

Three South Dakota agencies have violated the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. That’s the opinion released last week in response to a lawsuit filed by the Rosebud and Oglala Sioux Tribes.Federal District Judge Lawrence Piersol has found that the Secretary of State, the Department of Social Services, and the Department of Public Safety all failed to uphold a federal law designed to make it simpler for people to register to vote.

Gov. Kristi Noem's reelection campaign has returned a donation from a Florida millionaire.

Ballot questions in South Dakota need a simple majority to pass, but many legislators want a change: They’re asking voters to set a 60 percent threshold…