South Dakota would ban the use of automatic vote-counting machines and electronic ballot marking systems in all elections, requiring counties and the state to return to hand-counted paper ballots. The bill removes existing legal provisions that allowed these electronic voting systems and prevents the State Board of Elections from authorizing their use in the future. This means every vote in South Dakota would need to be counted by hand rather than by machine.
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State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 3. S.J. 7
State Affairs Do Pass Failed, YEAS 3, NAYS 5. S.J. 7
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-029
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-006
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-004
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-035
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-034
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-001
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-033
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-014
Do Pass
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Do Pass