SB171 updates South Dakota's absentee ballot procedures by requiring election officials to maintain and share lists of absentee voters with precinct superintendents and to provide updates throughout election day. The bill also makes several technical changes to how absentee ballots are processed, verified, and counted, including eliminating one outdated provision. The bill declares these changes to be emergency measures.
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State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 262
First Reading House H.J. 247
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 201
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0. S.J. 15
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 141
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-025
Sue Lucas-Peterson
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-013
Do Pass
Do Pass
Do Pass