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 ...

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 that would condition Medicaid expansion only if federal medical assistance ...

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 ...

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

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

The Republicans who dominate the South Dakota House of Representatives are calling for a statewide vote at the 2026 general election on whether a 60% majority should be ...

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 ...

Out-of-state interests have undue influence on South Dakota elections, resolution sponsor says Hughes argued South Dakota has become a "convergence point for out-of-state interests to take ...

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 ...