Cast vote records and ballot images captured by automated tabulating machines in future South Dakota elections would become public records under a proposal moving

The South Dakota Senate passed the Citizens Only Voting Amendment (COVA) in a 33-2 vote yesterday. SJR 503 is now headed for the South Dakota House of Representatives.

The pipeline would transport carbon dioxide captured from 57 ethanol plants in five states to an underground sequestration site in North Dakota.

PIERRE, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) – Larry Rhoden owes his new job as governor to Kristi Noem, but her political career might have stalled shortly after it began if not for his help, according to a story they’ve both shared publicly.

The Senate sent legislation to the House that would add language to state law and the state constitution saying it’s illegal for noncitizens to vote in South Dakota elections. Federal law ...

Kansas and South Dakota advanced bans on noncitizen voting. Based on trends, voters will approve these amendments.

An attempt to change the deadline for voter registration has failed in the South Dakota Legislature. The deadline currently is 15 days before an election. Republican

The South Dakota House of Representatives advanced a bill Wednesday that would make the state’s list of registered voters free and available to the public online, and another bill that would restrict access to registered voters’ contact information.

A South Dakota resident who has a post office box or an address with a mail forwarding service or lives overseas should not be allowed to vote in local or state elections. That is the intent of a bill advanced by a House committee on Friday.

Larry Rhoden, who succeeded Kristi Noem as South Dakota’s governor on Saturday, brings a lengthy record of success as state legislator to his new office. The Meade County rancher and welder had already served 16 years in the Legislature and was seeking re-election to a seat in the House in 2018

A bill that would close a campaign finance loophole allowing unlimited funds into a campaign is headed to the governor’s desk.

Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative session, as Republican lawmakers continue a recent trend of trying to restrict the state’s first-in-the-nation initiative and referendum process.