South Dakota municipalities will hold their regular elections on a new standardized date set by state law instead of each city choosing its own election date. The bill consolidates and updates municipal election timing rules across multiple sections of state law to align city elections with school district elections and establish clearer deadlines for scheduling special elections. This change simplifies the election calendar for municipalities and voters across the state.
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Signed by the Governor H.J. 400
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 364
Signed by the President S.J. 298
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 343
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 0. H.J. 315
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 238
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 237
Senate Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 223
Local Government Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
Senate Referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 122
First Reading Senate S.J. 113
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 0. H.J. 126
Local Government Certified uncontested, placed on consent H.J. 2
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 2
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 13
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-002
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-007
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-026
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-015
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-005
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-002
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-015
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-004
Liz Larson
cosponsor · Sen
D
Dist. SD-010
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-005
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-032
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-023
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-008
Timothy Goodwin
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-030
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-024
Concurred in amendments
Do Pass Amended
Do Pass
Do Pass
Do Pass
Do Pass