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

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

Sometime this month Gov. Kristi Noem will get her seal of approval from the U.S. Senate to become the nation’s next secretary ...

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

An attempt to call a national convention to propose amendments to the United State Constitution is moving ahead in the South Dakota Legislature.

Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative session, as Republican lawmakers continue a recent trend of trying to ...

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

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

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

South Dakota voters aren’t particularly fond of ballot measures that seek to change the state constitution. They’re even less enamored of attempts to mess with the way that their constitution can be ...

(South Dakota Broadcasters Association) — A South Dakota Senate committee has advanced (Jan. 29, 2025) two measures requiring citizenship for voting, including a proposed constitutional amendment. The ...

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