Voting and Election Laws

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.

Proponents said the bill would have given more South Dakotans access to the states most important elections, namely the state Republican Primary.

Federal laws protect voting rights for people with disabilities, but many still experience barriers, which can lead to lower voter turnout.

Opponents of nonresident voting are intensifying allegations against the Minnehaha County Commission. But members of the commission say the issue is out of their hands.

Amendment H aims to change the way South Dakotans vote in primary elections. It’s one of seven ballot and initiated measures in front of state voters this year.