Cast vote records and ballot images captured by automated tabulating machines in future South Dakota elections would become ...

The guiding principle is that “direct democracy” – which also allows existing laws to be challenged through referendum, as ...

An attempt to change the deadline for voter registration has failed in the South Dakota Legislature. The deadline currently ...

The South Dakota Senate passed the Citizens Only Voting Amendment (COVA) in a 33-2 vote yesterday. SJR 503 is now headed for ...

South Dakota’s House of Representatives voted to advance House Joint Resolution 5001, an amendment to the state constitution ...

A campaign finance reform bill is facing attacks from lawmakers and lobbyists who believe it stems from "personal grievances.

The pipeline would transport carbon dioxide captured from 57 ethanol plants in five states to an underground sequestration ...

PIERRE, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) – Larry Rhoden owes his new job as governor to Kristi Noem, but her political career ...

The South Dakota House of Representatives advanced a bill Wednesday that would make the state’s list of registered voters ...

A bill barring cities, counties or schools from acting as safe havens for undocumented immigrants in South Dakota is headed ...

The South Dakota Secretary of State's office has proposed a number of bills to be discussed during the 2025 legislative session, including one on voter residency, a topic that's proven hard to ...

Rep. Karla Lems, R-Canton, and Sen. Mark Lapka, R-Leola, are leading efforts in protecting landowners with House Bill 1052, which would prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that ...