Wednesday Lineup - time to act

And good news update!

Awesome lineup of election related bills for action for Wednesday.

Do you want the CAST VOTE RECORDS from the black box vote counting computers? Did you have your requests unlawfully denied like we did? SB104 will make them public record.

Would you like to see Election Day as a Holiday? Support SB105

HB1103 would push the voter registration deadline to 30 days before the election, rather than current 15 day deadline. This would be consistent with the 30 day residency requirement.

HB1104 would standardize ballot paper and format requirements to help prevent photo copied ballots or non-standard paper types.

Please email the committee ASAP to submit for online testimony. Those requests need to be in 24 hrs in advance OR submit written testimony no later than Tuesday afternoon.

ON DECK FOR WEDNESDAY:

SB 104 provide for the publication of the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment and to make an appropriation therefor.

EMAIL: senatelocalgov@sdlegislature.gov

https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25799…

SB 105 establish election day as a legal holiday.

EMAIL: senatestateaffairs@sdlegislature.gov https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25800…

SB 106 require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.

EMAIL: senatestateaffairs@sdlegislature.gov https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25458…

HB 1103 modify the voter registration deadline.

EMAIL: housestateaffairs@sdlegislature.gov https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25747…

HB 1104 amend the requirements for a paper ballot.

EMAIL: housestateaffairs@sdlegislature.gov https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25745…

All of these bills are important, and if we get them passed, will have a great impact on the 2026 elections. ACT NOW to secure elections in the future.

GOOD NEWS UPDATE:

Today, Senator John Carley’s SB68 Citizenship bill passed the Senate with a 32-3 vote.

require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.

Senator Taffy Howards SJR503 passed the Senate 33-2.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.

And Senator Tom Pischke’s SB103, An Act to Prohibit the Use of Vote Centers in a County - passed the Senate State Affairs Committee in a 5-3 vote despite massive opposition from County Auditors, SDACO, and the Secretary of State! Let's GO South Dakota!

Stay with us, more exciting things coming up.

Your continued engagement and participation will make all the difference. This is what we have worked so hard for. South Dakota really does have an opportunity to turn the tides and make an example for the rest of the nation.