SB 101 updates South Dakota's rules for how presidential electors must notify the Governor and fill vacancies before voting. The bill clarifies that electors must notify the Governor before 11 a.m. central time on Election Day that they're ready to serve, and it requires political party leaders to immediately select replacements for any vacant elector positions and file them with the secretary of state. These changes modernize the language of the election code while maintaining the basic framework for managing the state's presidential electors.
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House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 0. H.J. 461
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 194
First Reading House H.J. 182
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 131
State Affairs Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 7
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0. S.J. 7
State Affairs Motion to amend S.J. 7
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 66
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-030
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-026
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-003
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-033
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-026
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-016
Liz Larson
cosponsor · Sen
D
Dist. SD-010
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-031
Timothy Goodwin
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-030
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Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended