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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 4, 2024 | SD | HB 1244 | Authorizes Individuals to Withdraw Their Signatures from Ballot-Question Petitions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5) |
Feb. 5, 2024 | SD | SB 119 | Authorizes Native Americans to Register to Vote Using Tribal Identification Cards in South Dakota | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3) |
March 6, 2023 | SD | SB 160 | Requires Ballots be Audited Within 15 Days Following a Primary or General Election | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 1) |
March 2, 2023 | SD | SB 139 | Establishes a 30-Day State Residency Requirement to Vote | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 4) |
Feb. 27, 2023 | SD | HB 1165 | Prohibits Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
Feb. 13, 2023 | SD | SB 207 | Establishes Penalties for Appropriating Public Funds to Influence an Election Result | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
Feb. 2, 2023 | SD | SB 55 | Prohibits Ranked-Choice Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
Nov. 10, 2021 | SD | HB 1001 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 2) |
Feb. 25, 2021 | SD | HB 1125 | Requires All Ballots to be Counted Before the Counting Board Leaves | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4) |
Jan. 26, 2021 | SD | SB 24 | Authorizes Amending Voter Registration Information Online | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
March 30, 2020 | SD | HB 1298 | Amends the Date of the State Primary | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 5) |
March 10, 2020 | SD | SB 180 | Repeals and Amends Certain Regulations Surrounding the Petition Circulation Process | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
March 4, 2019 | SD | HB 1094 | Increases Transparency in the Petition Circulation Process | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
Oct. 24, 2011 | SD | HB 1001 | State Legislative Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
Feb. 9, 2009 | SD | SJR 3 | Extending Senate Terms and Legislative Term-Limits | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
Feb. 13, 2008 | SD | SJR 1 | Eliminating Term Limits | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
March 3, 2007 | SD | HB 1048 | Campaign Contribution Reform | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 16) |
Feb. 22, 2007 | SD | HB 1048 | Campaign Contribution Reform | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
Feb. 6, 2007 | SD | SJR 7 | Extension of Term Limits | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (17 - 18) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | SD | S Amdt 1215re | Abortion Ban to Public Vote | Amendment Rejected - Senate (15 - 20) |