PIERRE, S.D. – The conclusion of South Dakota’s 100th Legislative Session is bringing changes to the state’s election and voting process.
Governor Larry Rhoden signed 20 election-related bills into law yesterday. Two of those laws will redefine residency for voting requirements and voting on a federal ballot.
However, Governor Rhoden did issue his second-ever veto by shutting down a bill changing how groups gather signatures for ballot measures.
House Bill 11-69 would’ve required ballot measure petitions to receive at least five percent of signatures from each of the 35 senate districts based on the last gubernatorial election turnout.
Opponents argued it would make South Dakota have the most extreme geographic petition signature requirements in the country.
The Governor has now signed a total of 177 new bills into law.
